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JavaScript JavaScript Basics (Retired) Working With Numbers Using Math Methods

Posted by Frank Formica
Frank Formica
3,595 Points

temperature challenge "What am I doing wrong?"

I tried putting the Math.round next to and below the alert

script.js 
var temperature = 37.5;
alert('temperature');
Math.round('temperature');
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="script.js"></script>
</body>
</html>
Frank Formica
Frank Formica
3,595 Points

So I figured it out, that I was using Strings. I got confused by this because in the previous video it used the code alert('Can you hear me;?).toUpperCase));

If someone could explain why strings don't work here that would be great.

1 Answer

Jason Anders
MOD
Jason Anders
Treehouse Moderator 145,704 Points
Jason Anders
Jason Anders
Treehouse Moderator 145,704 Points

Hey Frank,

To the interpreter, a string is just a 'sting of characters that have no meaning'. Now the name of the variable is important and has meaning to the interpreter. So, when you surround the name of a variable with quotes, it gets turned into a string and has no meaning other than being a string. Without quotes, the interpreter knows it's the name of a variable and goes and gets the data from the variable to use in the code.

Make sense?

:) :dizzy: