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JavaScript JavaScript Foundations Numbers Creating Numbers: Part 2

Michael Brown
Michael Brown
2,648 Points
Posted by Michael Brown
Michael Brown
2,648 Points

Correct value wrong Oct?

Bummer! "mevol" does have the decimal value 16 but should be declared using an octal literal, i.e., a number starting with a zero followed by any number of digits using characters 0 to 7.

This is the code I have...

var mevol = 0020;

1 Answer

Holger Liesegang
Holger Liesegang
50,595 Points
Holger Liesegang
Holger Liesegang
50,595 Points

Hi Michael,

var mevol = 020;

would be correct - you used two preceding zeroes instead of one.

You might also want to have a look here

heycynwrites
heycynwrites
20,022 Points
heycynwrites
heycynwrites
20,022 Points

Thanks so much for this reply. Three months later and it's still helpful. :~)