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JavaScript JavaScript Basics (Retired) Storing and Tracking Information with Variables Using String Methods

Nityananda Das
Nityananda Das
893 Points
Posted by Nityananda Das
Nityananda Das
893 Points

Not working Task 2 as need to add "#" and lastName to userName variable

Please help someone

app.js 
var id = "23188xtr";
var lastName = "Smith";

var userName = id.toUpperCase();
var userName = "#" + "lastName";
index.html 
<!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>

1 Answer

Steven Parker
Steven Parker
216,108 Points
Steven Parker
Steven Parker
216,108 Points

Don't put quotes around a variable name.

Doing that makes it into a string literal representing the name itself instead of a variable representing another value.