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JavaScript JavaScript Foundations Strings Basics

Posted by Alan Hernandez
Alan Hernandez
506 Points

Having problems with strings

It says to create a string 'statement' with the text of - She said "How's the family? when i make it, it says that i haven't identified the variable 'statement' I have gone over the video 3 or 4 times and i don't know whats wrong, This is what i put. var statement : 'She said' "How's the family?"

2 Answers

Philip Allen
Philip Allen
8,171 Points
Philip Allen
Philip Allen
8,171 Points

Hi Alan

Not sure which tutorial you are referring to but declaring a variable in JavaScript called statement with the string of She said "How's the family?" would be.

var statement='She said "How\'s the family?"'

you need to use the escape character of backslash as the variable contains single and double quotes.

Regards, Philip

Alan Hernandez
Alan Hernandez
506 Points

I just tried that and is says that i haven't declared the variable statement

Tom Bedford
Tom Bedford
15,645 Points
Tom Bedford
Tom Bedford
15,645 Points

Hi Alan

You need to escape some of the characters with a slash ( e.g. \ ). It is covered in this video from ~2:50. Due to this, at the moment your string only includes 'she said'.

You also need an equals sign not a colon between the variable name and the string.