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JavaScript JavaScript Basics (Retired) Storing and Tracking Information with Variables Combining Strings

sean farrelly
sean farrelly
1,614 Points
Posted by sean farrelly
sean farrelly
1,614 Points

create a variable called first name and put your first name in the variable.

create a variable called first name and put your first name in the variable

script.js 
var firstName: sean;
index.html 
<!DOCTYPE HTML>
<html>
<head>
  <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8">
  <title>JavaScript Basics</title>
</head>
<body>
<script src="script.js"></script>
</body>
</html>

2 Answers

Benjamin Barslev Nielsen
Benjamin Barslev Nielsen
18,958 Points
Benjamin Barslev Nielsen
Benjamin Barslev Nielsen
18,958 Points

To assign a value to a variable we use = in JavaScript. Besides this you want to store the string sean in firstName, and therefore you need to put sean in quotes. The solution can be seen below:

var firstName = "sean";
Jacob Mishkin
Jacob Mishkin
23,117 Points
Jacob Mishkin
Jacob Mishkin
23,117 Points

really close, but this is a var not a javascript object, change the ":" to "=" and you should be good to go. oh yes, strings need to be in quotes.