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Dewi Tjin
2,275 PointsOn about line 18, set the 31st element in 'myArray' to the word 'treehouse'.
My code is
var myArray[30] = "treehouse";
but I am getting an error that saud my var thirdElementInArray is not being passed..
3 Answers
Dino Paškvan
Courses Plus Student 44,108 PointsThe variable myArray has already been declared on line 16, so you shouldn't be using the var keyword. Remove it and you'll pass the challenge.
Dewi Tjin
2,275 PointsSo you can only declare a variable once? If I re-use the same variable name towards the end of the script it doesn't override it?
Also by taking the variable syntax out, then what is myArray[30]? Is it still just an object with an index of 30?
Dino Paškvan
Courses Plus Student 44,108 PointsThe var keyword is only used when declaring the variable for the first time. Whenever you assign or reassign values to that variable, you shouldn't be using the var keyword, just the variable name.
var myVariable; // declares that there is a variable called myVariable
myVariable = 10; // assigns value 10 to myVariable
myVariable = "new value"; // assigns the string "new value" to myVariable instead of 10
myArray[30] is the 31st element of the myArray array, and that's still a variable, but JavaScript knows it's a variable, you don't need to tell it every time, only the first time.
Dewi Tjin
2,275 PointsI get it. Thanks!