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JavaScript The Solution

Erik L
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Erik L
Full Stack JavaScript Techdegree Graduate 19,470 Points

I cant get my last name to pop up

I can't het my last name to pop up in the browser at the end when I try to see the total count of space between the two variables, can anyone help? this is my code:

// 1. Attach this file -- practice.js -- to the index.html file using a <script> tag //Check // 2. In this JavaScript file, add a prompt dialog to capture input from the user and store it in a variable var firstName = prompt("What is your name");

// 3. Add a second a prompt dialog to capture input from the user and store it in a second variable var lastName = prompt("What is your last name"); // 4. Create a third variable and which combines an uppercase version values in the two other variables separated by a space. For example, if the first two variables contain "sally" and "forth", this third variable should contain the string value "SALLY FORTH" var completeName = firstName.toUpperCase(); + ' ' + lastName.toUpperCase(); // 5. Create a fourth variable to store a number. The number should be the total number of characters in the third variable. var characterCount = completeName.length; // 6. Add an alert dialog box that says "The string '[insert value of third variable here]' is X number of characters long." For example, if the third variable contained the string "SALLY FORTH" then the alert dialog should says "The string 'SALLY FORTH' is 11 characters long." alert("The string \"" + completeName + "\" is " + characterCount + " characters long");

Steven Parker
Steven Parker
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Steven Parker
Steven Parker
229,644 Points

You have a stray semicolon keeping the last name from being added:

var completeName = firstName.toUpperCase(); + ' ' + lastName.toUpperCase();
//                                        ^
//                                        remove the stray semicolon