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JavaScript JavaScript Basics (Retired) Storing and Tracking Information with Variables Using String Methods

Rhiannon Sadler
Rhiannon Sadler
351 Points
Posted by Rhiannon Sadler
Rhiannon Sadler
351 Points

I am stuck on section two of my challenge

the code i have on the screen already is.
var id = "23188xtr"; var lastName = "Smith"; var userName = id.toUpperCase(); And the instruction i was given is Finally, add a # symbol and lastName in uppercase to the end of the userName string. The final value of userName is "23188XTRSMITH"

app.js 
var id = "23188xtr";
var lastName = "Smith";

var userName = id.toUpperCase();
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

Steve Hunter
Steve Hunter
57,684 Points
Steve Hunter
Steve Hunter
57,684 Points

I'm late to the party; my version of the solution looked like this:

var id = "23188xtr";
var lastName = "Smith";

var userName = id.toUpperCase();
userName = userName + "#" + lastName.toUpperCase();

Glad you got it sorted!

Steve.

Rhiannon Sadler
Rhiannon Sadler
351 Points
Rhiannon Sadler
Rhiannon Sadler
351 Points

Thankyou bud! still nice to look at alternatives to it was still a big help.

Steve Hunter
Steve Hunter
57,684 Points

No problem! :+1:

JS isn't 'my thing' but feel free to tag me in any posts you make in here and I will try to help. You can do that Twitter-style with the 'at' symbol - Rhiannon Sadler <- like that. :smile:

Steve Hunter
Steve Hunter
57,684 Points

:+1:

Justin Radcliffe
Justin Radcliffe
18,987 Points
Justin Radcliffe
Justin Radcliffe
18,987 Points

Hi Rhiannon,

This will work:

var id = "23188xtr";
var lastName = "Smith";

var userName = id.toUpperCase();
userName += '#';
userName += lastName.toUpperCase();

In the last 2 lines of code we're concatinating the # symbol, then the lastName variable converted to upper case.

[MOD: edited code block - srh]

Rhiannon Sadler
Rhiannon Sadler
351 Points
Rhiannon Sadler
Rhiannon Sadler
351 Points

sheesh, thankyou. I this course is really stepping up its skills huh. i would have never worked that out no matter how many times i watched the video again. Thankyou!