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JavaScript

Posted by Bryan Sory
Bryan Sory
1,978 Points

I can't get '>seconds alive' program to execute. Debugger says I've got an extra ) but I don't think that's it.

var secondsPerMin = 60; var minsPerHour = 60; var hoursPerDay = 24; var daysPerWeek = 7; var weeksPerYear = 52; var secondsPerDay = secondsPerMin * minsPerHour * hoursPerDay; document.write('There are ' + secondsPerDay + ' seconds in a day'); var yearsAlive = 38; var secondsAlive = (secondsPerDay * 365) * yearsAlive; document.write('I've been alive for more than ' + secondsAlive + ' seconds');

Bryan Sory
Bryan Sory
1,978 Points

https://w.trhou.se/ighcyf80d1

1 Answer

Steven Parker
Steven Parker
243,656 Points
Steven Parker
Steven Parker
243,656 Points

The interpreter is getting confused by your string on this line (notice how the coloring shifts inside the string):

document.write('I've been alive for more than ' + secondsAlive + ' seconds');

You're using single quotes (apostrophes) to define your strings, but you also have one as part of the string contents.

Either enclose the string with double quotes ("), or escape the apostrophe with a backslash (*\*).

document.write("I've been alive for more than " + secondsAlive + " seconds");   // either this
document.write('I\'ve been alive for more than ' + secondsAlive + ' seconds');  // or this
Bryan Sory
Bryan Sory
1,978 Points

Dude. That's the best answer I've seen. So clean. Thank you.