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JavaScript Object-Oriented JavaScript (2015) Introduction to Methods Create an Object Literal

Posted by Kristen Wolff
Kristen Wolff
9,550 Points

Object Literals

I am stuck on this code challenge. I can't figure out what it wants me to do. It seems like it should be curly braces, but that is not working either. Please help!!

object.js 
var contact = [];

1 Answer

Ricardo Hill-Henry
Ricardo Hill-Henry
38,442 Points
Ricardo Hill-Henry
Ricardo Hill-Henry
38,442 Points

You've created an array instead of a Javascript object. "Square brackets" are used as the shorthand for creating arrays, while "curly brackets" are used as the shorthand for creating an object in Javascript.

var contact = {};