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JavaScript JavaScript Basics (Retired) Storing and Tracking Information with Variables Capturing Visitor Input and Writing It to the Page

Posted by Stephan Kotin
Stephan Kotin
1,057 Points

I'm not understanding why the code is not working

var answer = prompt('what day is it?');

2 Answers

Brian Mullis
Brian Mullis
7,192 Points
Brian Mullis
Brian Mullis
7,192 Points

It is saying to create a var but not to add a value yet. So all you have to do is declare a variable named answer:

var answer

Hope that helps.

Sergey Podgornyy
Sergey Podgornyy
20,660 Points
Sergey Podgornyy
Sergey Podgornyy
20,660 Points

The prompt() method will perform immediately and returns the input value (it will store it in answer variable) if the user clicks "OK". If the user clicks "cancel" the method returns null.