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Alsaig Sandra
Front End Web Development Techdegree Graduate 15,422 PointsNot sure I understand the question.
How do I add the symbol and change the lastname to uppercase in the same time?? Separately doesn't work.. I struggling..
var id = "23188xtr";
var lastName = "Smith";
var userName = id;
var userName = id.toUpperCase();
<!DOCTYPE HTML>
<html>
<head>
<meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8">
<title>JavaScript Basics</title>
</head>
<body>
<script src="app.js"></script>
</body>
</html>
2 Answers

Dmitry Polyakov
4,964 PointsYou don't need break it into 2 lines. You can assign id to userName as you did on the first line and immediately append .toUpperCase() at the end

Dalton Barnett
Full Stack JavaScript Techdegree Student 1,161 PointsI did + "#" + lastName.toUpperCase(); and it isn't working....
Alsaig Sandra
Front End Web Development Techdegree Graduate 15,422 PointsAlsaig Sandra
Front End Web Development Techdegree Graduate 15,422 PointsThanks Dmitry!! I added ... + "#" + lastName.toUpperCase(); and it did the trick.