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

Posted by Julian Reta
Julian Reta
403 Points

i created a variable myName but it keeps saying error.its telling me dont put anything in yet.any advise?

its telling me to not put anything in it but not sure what it means by that.

scripts.js 
var = "myName";
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="scripts.js"></script>
</body>
</html>

2 Answers

stephan garrett
stephan garrett
20,822 Points

You have to declare a variable name first and then put something in it. In this case it's asking not to put anything into the variable yet. The syntax should read something like this: var myName = " ";

mryoung
mryoung
4,156 Points
mryoung
mryoung
4,156 Points

I’m sure you already know this, but the equal sign doesn’t mean the same thing as it does in mathematics (this equals that), it’s actually used to assign things.

So if you have var = “myName”

It’s like creating a variable with no label and assigning a string of myName.

You want the name on one side of the equal sign and the value on the other

In this case it’s myName = blank

To create a blank entry just use empty quotes “ “

Var myName = “ “