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JavaScript

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Unsubscribed User
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Need Help. Use the document.write() method to write the variable answer to the page.

Forgive the bare bones basic question here but I'm new to Javascript. The question on the quiz is listed in the title. This is my answer and it's wrong. Can someone help me please. I went through the video and could not find a situation where the instructor used this method. Thanks.

var answer = prompt ("What day is it?")
document.write ("answer");

5 Answers

Luke Glazebrook
Luke Glazebrook
13,564 Points

Hi Dana!

Make sure that you aren't putting answer in quotation marks because then JavaScript will read it as a string instead of a variable!

Also, try to remember to end your lines with semi-colons!

I hope this was helpful.

-Luke

Unsubscribed User
Unsubscribed User
17,284 Points
Unsubscribed User
Unsubscribed User
17,284 Points

Thanks Luke...this amazingly worked ;)

var answer = prompt ("What day is it?");
document.write (answer);
Luke Glazebrook
Luke Glazebrook
13,564 Points

Great! I'm glad you managed to get it working. Enjoy the rest of JavaScript.

Tapiwa Chiwara
Tapiwa Chiwara
5,981 Points
Tapiwa Chiwara
Tapiwa Chiwara
5,981 Points

I've tried this one and it worked

var answer = prompt ("What day is it?"); document.write (answer);

Don Crowley
PLUS
Don Crowley
Courses Plus Student 3,092 Points
Don Crowley
Don Crowley
Courses Plus Student 3,092 Points

I am using 

prompt ("What day is it?");
var answer = prompt ("What day is it?"); 
document.write (answer);

and it's failing Bummer! It looks like you placed the document.write() function in the wrong place What am I doing wrong?

LaRenzo DeGraffenreidt
LaRenzo DeGraffenreidt
10,159 Points
LaRenzo DeGraffenreidt
LaRenzo DeGraffenreidt
10,159 Points

Take out the

prompt ("What day is it?");

and keep the next two lines. That seemed to be the key.