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JavaScript JavaScript Loops, Arrays and Objects Tracking Data Using Objects Access and Set Object Properties

Posted by Rashaun Ewing
Rashaun Ewing
15,711 Points

This code is not working for some odd reason...

Is something wrong with this....?

newYork.population = 8.406e6;

1 Answer

Sergey Podgornyy
Sergey Podgornyy
20,660 Points
Sergey Podgornyy
Sergey Podgornyy
20,660 Points

Your code is ok. It works by me. Try again:

var newYork = {
  population: 100, 
  latitude: '40.7127 N',
  longitude: '74.0059 W'
};

newYork.population = 8.406e6;
Rashaun Ewing
Rashaun Ewing
15,711 Points

Still not working, this is the error ...."There was an error with your code: SyntaxError: Parse error"

Rashaun Ewing
Rashaun Ewing
15,711 Points

I got it thanks, I just had to add the code outside the original set of code.