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

Posted by Frank Formica
Frank Formica
3,595 Points

Question

What am I missing?

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

var userName  = (id.toUpperCase()); + "#" + (lastName.toUpperCase());
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>

2 Answers

Brandon Oakes
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Brandon Oakes
Python Web Development Techdegree Student 11,501 Points
Brandon Oakes
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Brandon Oakes
Python Web Development Techdegree Student 11,501 Points

Your are close. When using concatenation for your username variable you want to get rid of the semicolon surrounding your id variable. So in essence you want to make username variable equal to id + "#" + lastName; Code below worked for me.

var id = "23188xtr"; var lastName = "Smith";

var userName = id.toUpperCase() + '#' + lastName.toUpperCase();

Antti Lylander
Antti Lylander
9,686 Points
Antti Lylander
Antti Lylander
9,686 Points

the extra parenthesis don't ruin this, but the semicolon certainly does.