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JavaScript Practice Classes in JavaScript Practicing Classes Practice Adding Methods

Posted by Kim Dallas
Kim Dallas
11,461 Points

i'm confused again

it won't work inside or outside

User.js 
class User {
    constructor(email, username, birthday) {
        this.email = email;
        this.username = username;
        this.birthday = birthday;
    }

    changeUsername(username) {
        this.username = username;
    }
}
const user1 = new User("JavaScriptStudent@teamtreehouse.com", "JSUser1", "1/08/1991");
user1['changeUsername'](“TreehouseStudent2”);

3 Answers

Thayer Y
Thayer Y
29,789 Points
Thayer Y
Thayer Y
29,789 Points

it seems you just copied and paste the (“TreehouseStudent2”) so i guess there is some problem with the quotation marks

Jacob Murphy
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Jacob Murphy
Full Stack JavaScript Techdegree Graduate 32,014 Points

This indeed seems to be the problem, after testing it in the node REPL.

It should also be noted, for future reference, that it's best to call class functions with dot notation like this:

user1.changeUsername("TreehouseStudent2");

The way here works, too, but brackets are usually reserved to call properties of the class like username etc. for readability purposes.

Kim Dallas
Kim Dallas
11,461 Points

yes I finally did that because that's what it said is the correct response. it still won't accept it. it makes no sense

Mariia Ashurova
Mariia Ashurova
10,913 Points
Mariia Ashurova
Mariia Ashurova
10,913 Points

class User { constructor(email, username, birthday) { this.email = email; this.username = username; this.birthday = birthday; }

changeUsername(username) {
    this.username = username;
}

} const user1 = new User("JavaScriptStudent@teamtreehouse.com", "JSUser1", "1/08/1991"); user1['changeUsername']('TreehouseStudent2');

Kim Dallas
Kim Dallas
11,461 Points
Kim Dallas
Kim Dallas
11,461 Points

i've selected a best answer but it's not taking it.