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Dave Nguyen
402 PointsPlease check my answer to challenge Task 2 of 2
I keep getting message " Task 1 no longer passing" after I did Challenge Task 2 of 2. Please check code error. Thanks
var id = "23188xtr";
var lastName = "Smith";
var userName = id.toUpperCase()+= "#" += lastName.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
andren
28,558 PointsThe issue is that you use the += operator instead of the + operator. The + operator adds values together and creates a new value as a result. The += operator on the other hand is a shorthand that allows you to add a value directly to a variable, it is not valid to use it in the way you do in your code.
If you simply change += to + like this:
var id = "23188xtr";
var lastName = "Smith";
var userName = id.toUpperCase() + "#" + lastName.toUpperCase();
Then your code will work.
Dave Nguyen
402 PointsThanks!
leahjoyce
6,753 Pointsleahjoyce
6,753 Pointsvar userName = id.toUpperCase()+= "#" += lastName.toUpperCase();
Your answer should be var userName = id.toUpperCase() + "#" + lastName.toUpperCase();