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Toni Caktas
16,957 Pointshelp...totally stuck
Challenge 1 is a nightmare for a me and I am stuck Please help with correct answer
3 Answers
Tony Nguyen
24,934 PointsFor challenge #1, You have to move the <script> tag in between the </body> and </html> tags so that your javascript will work without putting additional code everytime.
<body>
<h1 id="title">JavaScript Foundations</h1>
<h2>Variables: Basics</h2>
<div id="container">
This is a div with the id of "container"
</div>
</body>
<script src="myscript.js"></script>
</html>
David Smith
21,220 PointsHi there, post the code that you are having trouble with so we can offer you guidance on how to get to the correct answer.
To post code in the forums add three back ticks (```javascript), then the code on a new line, then on a new line finish with another three back ticks on a new line
Toni Caktas
16,957 PointsOn line 18, use a method on the 'spareWords' to set 'firstWord' to be first word of the 'spareWords' array whilst simultaneously removing it from the beginning of the array. Bummer! There was an error with your code: SyntaxError: Parse error PreviewRecheck work index.html
1 <!DOCTYPE html> 2 <html lang="en"> 3 <head> 4 <title> JavaScript Foundations: Arrays</title> 5 <style> 6 html { 7 background: #FAFAFA; 8 font-family: sans-serif; 9 } 10 </style> 11 </head> 12 <body> 13 <h1>JavaScript Foundations</h1> 14 <h2>Arrays: Methods Part 1</h2> 15 <script> 16 var spareWords = ["The","chimney","sweep's","dog"]; 17 var saying = ["quick", "brown", "fox", "jumps", "over", "the", "lazy"]; 18 var firstWord = spareWords.unshift(), 19 = spareWords.shift(); 20 var lastWord = spareWords; 21 saying; 22 saying; 23 </script> 24 </body> 25 </html>
Toni Caktas
16,957 PointsOn line 18, use a method on the 'spareWords' to set 'firstWord' to be first word of the 'spareWords' array whilst simultaneously removing it from the beginning of the array. Bummer! There was an error with your code: SyntaxError: Parse error PreviewRecheck work index.html
1 <!DOCTYPE html> 2 <html lang="en"> 3 <head> 4 <title> JavaScript Foundations: Arrays</title> 5 <style> 6 html { 7 background: #FAFAFA; 8 font-family: sans-serif; 9 } 10 </style> 11 </head> 12 <body> 13 <h1>JavaScript Foundations</h1> 14 <h2>Arrays: Methods Part 1</h2> 15 <script> 16 var spareWords = ["The","chimney","sweep's","dog"]; 17 var saying = ["quick", "brown", "fox", "jumps", "over", "the", "lazy"]; 18 var firstWord = spareWords.unshift(), 19 = spareWords.shift(); 20 var lastWord = spareWords; 21 saying; 22 saying; 23 </script> 24 </body> 25 </html>
Toni Caktas
16,957 PointsToni Caktas
16,957 PointsOn line 18, use a method on the 'spareWords' to set 'firstWord' to be first word of the 'spareWords' array whilst simultaneously removing it from the beginning of the array. Bummer! There was an error with your code: SyntaxError: Parse error PreviewRecheck work index.html
1 <!DOCTYPE html> 2 <html lang="en"> 3 <head> 4 <title> JavaScript Foundations: Arrays</title> 5 <style> 6 html { 7 background: #FAFAFA; 8 font-family: sans-serif; 9 } 10 </style> 11 </head> 12 <body> 13 <h1>JavaScript Foundations</h1> 14 <h2>Arrays: Methods Part 1</h2> 15 <script> 16 var spareWords = ["The","chimney","sweep's","dog"]; 17 var saying = ["quick", "brown", "fox", "jumps", "over", "the", "lazy"]; 18 var firstWord = spareWords.unshift(), 19 = spareWords.shift(); 20 var lastWord = spareWords; 21 saying; 22 saying; 23 </script> 24 </body> 25 </html>