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JavaScript

Posted by Arlene TIlly
Arlene TIlly
1,619 Points

I keep getting the error: Did you add the '#' character between `id` and `lastName`?, no matter where I've tried adding.

The question is: Complete the assignment to the userName variable by adding a # symbol followed by an all uppercase version of the lastName variable. In other words, using string concatenation so that the final value of userName is "23188XTR#SMITH". I have tried doing a = '+'; behind the id and also a new line and get the same error.

Sara Hardy
Sara Hardy
8,650 Points

Can you post your code?

3 Answers

Sara Hardy
Sara Hardy
8,650 Points
Sara Hardy
Sara Hardy
8,650 Points

The challenge wants you to add to your existing userName variable. At this stage it should already be set to id.toUpperCase(). So you need to add the # to it, then follow that with lastName.toUpperCase(). In JavaScript you use the + to concatenate strings. Like this:

var userName = id.toUpperCase() + "#" + lastName.toUpperCase();
Mat Sanders
Mat Sanders
4,819 Points
Mat Sanders
Mat Sanders
4,819 Points

Showing the a bit of the code you are working on helps but in general practice you do this.

str1 = "foo";
str2 = "fun";
str3 = str1 + " " + str2;

You might have to use a unicode for the # symbol, I can't remember if it is a special character in JS.

Arlene TIlly
Arlene TIlly
1,619 Points
Arlene TIlly
Arlene TIlly
1,619 Points

Sorry that my code it make it. I never saw where I could add it today. Here is one of the ways I tried: var id = "23188xtr"; var lastName = "Smith"; var str = 'lastName'; alert( str.toUpperCase + '+'() ); var userName

Mat Sanders
Mat Sanders
4,819 Points

Right below where you make a post the is a link "Markdown CHeatsheet" that will teach you how to post code.