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JavaScript JavaScript Loops, Arrays and Objects Tracking Data Using Objects Access and Set Object Properties

Posted by MUZ140619 Mponeng Ticharwa
MUZ140619 Mponeng Ticharwa
2,723 Points

javaScriptObjects

The newYork variable contains an object, but the population is wrong. Add a line of code that sets the population property to 8.406e6. Don't change the original declaration of the object

script.js 
var newYork = {
  population: 100, 
  latitude: '40.7127 N',
  longitude: '74.0059 W'
  newYork.population='8.406e6'
};
index.html 
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
  <meta charset="utf-8">
  <title>JavaScript Objects</title>
</head>
<body>
<script src="script.js"></script>
</body>
</html>

3 Answers

Tiffany McAllister
Tiffany McAllister
25,806 Points
Tiffany McAllister
Tiffany McAllister
25,806 Points

You're on the right track, but you have to update the variable OUTSIDE of the object declaration:

var newYork = {
  population: 100, 
  latitude: '40.7127 N',
  longitude: '74.0059 W'
};

newYork.population = 8.406e6;

You also don't put quotes around the value as it is a number.

MUZ140619 Mponeng Ticharwa
MUZ140619 Mponeng Ticharwa
2,723 Points
MUZ140619 Mponeng Ticharwa
MUZ140619 Mponeng Ticharwa
2,723 Points

thanks Tiffany it worked

Matthew Costigan
Matthew Costigan
18,319 Points
Matthew Costigan
Matthew Costigan
18,319 Points

Correct Answer

newYork.population = 8.406e6;