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Jessaly Sinchico
909 Points"Uncaught SyntaxError: Identifier 'message' has already been declared"
const name = prompt("What is your name?");
const message = "Hello " + name;
console.log(message);
I'm following the video instructions, but for some reason is telling me that there is a SyntaxError. Please help.
2 Answers
Jamie Reardon
Treehouse Project ReviewerJessaly Sinchico the current code you have in your question is valid. The error is specific in the context that it means that you are trying to redeclare a const variable, which you can't do. Double check the video's code line for line. Notice how the teacher changes the keyword const to let to allow reassignment.
Nicole Buckenwolf
8,721 PointsJust finish the video - he addresses this
Gabriela Miranda
435 PointsI fisished, though it still not working.
const name = prompt("whats is yor name");
let message = "Hello " + name;
conole.log(message);
The word "Hello" dos not apear.
Rich Donnellan
Treehouse Moderator 27,708 PointsRich Donnellan
Treehouse Moderator 27,708 PointsQuestion updated with code formatting. Check out the Markdown Cheatsheet below the Add an Answer submission for syntax examples, or choose Edit Question from the three dots next to Add Comment to see how I improved the readability.