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JavaScript

Posted by jl64
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jl64
Full Stack JavaScript Techdegree Graduate 19,360 Points

My character count keeps coming up as "undefined"

I think I followed the video correctly but I cannot get my code to display the number of characters, and I have tried changing it several times to closer mirror the code from the video. Here is what I am currently at.

var firstName = prompt("What is your first name?"); var lastName = prompt("What is your last name?"); var fullName = firstName.toUpperCase() + " " + lastName.toUpperCase(); var characterCount = fullName.legnth; alert("The string " + fullName + " is " + characterCount + " characters long.");

1 Answer

Connor Walker
Connor Walker
17,985 Points

You have a small typo here that is causing it to be undefined:

// This
var characterCount = fullName.legnth;

// Should be this
var characterCount = fullName.length;

Notice the g and n are the wrong way around, once you correct this it should work properly

jl64
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jl64
Full Stack JavaScript Techdegree Graduate 19,360 Points

Completely overlooked that! Thanks for your help!