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JavaScript JavaScript Basics (Retired) Storing and Tracking Information with Variables Create a variable with a string

Aaron Jones
Aaron Jones
637 Points
Posted by Aaron Jones
Aaron Jones
637 Points

How to create a variable with a sting inside it?

won't let me move on even though i think this is correct can anyone see what i did?

app.js 
var player ='jasmine';
alert(player);
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>

2 Answers

Benjamin Larson
Benjamin Larson
34,055 Points
Benjamin Larson
Benjamin Larson
34,055 Points

Hi Aaron -

Your only mistake is not capitalizing the name "Jasmine". Simple mistake, but programming languages tend to be pretty picky about syntax.

Aaron Jones
Aaron Jones
637 Points
Aaron Jones
Aaron Jones
637 Points

Thank you thats good to know it didn't tell me that in the videos!