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JavaScript JavaScript Loops, Arrays and Objects Tracking Multiple Items with Arrays Using Array Indices

richard Jucewicz
richard Jucewicz
1,313 Points
Posted by richard Jucewicz
richard Jucewicz
1,313 Points

error

i have the following code

var players = ['Jim', 'Shawna', 'Andrew', 'Lora', 'Aimee', 'Nick']; console.log(players[5]

but i keep getting an error message as if the answer is incorrect

script.js 
var players = ['Jim', 'Shawna', 'Andrew', 'Lora', 'Aimee', 'Nick'];
console.log(players[5]);
index.html 
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
  <meta charset="utf-8">
  <title>JavaScript Loops</title>
</head>
<body>
<script src="script.js"></script>
</body>
</html>

1 Answer

Steven Parker
Steven Parker
229,732 Points
Steven Parker
Steven Parker
229,732 Points

Your index is selecting the wrong item.

In task 1 the challenge asked you to: "Log the first name of the array using the console.log() method." But by using an index of 5, you are selecting the last name of the array instead.

Then for task 2, the challenge does ask for the last name, but this needs to be in addition to the task 1 output. Leave that work done for task 1 as-is, and add another line of code to accomplish task 2. (unless specifically instructed otherwise, all challenges with multiple tasks build on each previous task).