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JavaScript JavaScript Foundations Strings Basics

James Lees
James Lees
11,225 Points
Posted by James Lees
James Lees
11,225 Points

Possible code checker error

Hi there,

I am trying to submit my code on the code challenge. the challenge asks us to define a variable statement and then the string "She said How's the family?"

I have added the following code and the code checker keeps telling me to add a .

var statement = ' She said "How\'s the family?" ';

I can't work out what is wrong, please help.

Kind Regards,

James

3 Answers

Jason Anello
PLUS
Jason Anello
Courses Plus Student 94,610 Points
Jason Anello
Jason Anello
Courses Plus Student 94,610 Points

Hi James,

I'm not sure if that is the exact code you put in the challenge or just what you typed on here but you have a leading and trailing space in that string.

notf0und
notf0und
11,940 Points

Nice catch, Jason. If you copy and paste the code from his post into the challenge, the error comes up.

notf0und
notf0und
11,940 Points
notf0und
notf0und
11,940 Points

Forget my answer, Jason Anello is correct, your issue is the leading and trailing spaces.

James Lees
James Lees
11,225 Points
James Lees
James Lees
11,225 Points

Hey Bryan and Jason, many thanks for your help. I played around with various permutations of the ' and " and eventually got one that worked a little while later. I will note the leading and trailing spaces, good learning. Thanks a lot!