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JavaScript JavaScript Basics (Retired) Working With Numbers Numbers and Strings

Posted by shelby rease
shelby rease
2,625 Points

help with code

help with code

app.js 
var width = '190px';
var numOfDivs = 10;
var totalWidth=parselnt(width) * numOfDivs;
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="app.js"></script>
</body>
</html>

1 Answer

Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,275 Points
Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,275 Points

It looks like you have a typo: "parselnt" (with a lower-case "L") instead of "parseInt" (with an upper-case "I").

Depending on the font you display in, these can look very much alike.