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JavaScript JavaScript Basics (Retired) Storing and Tracking Information with Variables Create a variable with a string

Posted by Troy Anderson
Troy Anderson
647 Points

Use the document.write() function to print the content of the player variable to the page

Challenge task 2 of 2 from Javascript basic here is my code var player = 'Jasmine'; document.write('player');

this is the error message you didn't provide the player variable to the document.wrie()

app.js 
var player = 'Jasmine';
document.write('player');
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>

1 Answer

Elijah Quesada
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Elijah Quesada
Front End Web Development Techdegree Graduate 32,965 Points
Elijah Quesada
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Elijah Quesada
Front End Web Development Techdegree Graduate 32,965 Points

You're so close...just remove the quotes. If you wrap 'player' inside quotes it becomes a string and not a variable.

var player = 'Jasmine';
document.write(player);
Troy Anderson
Troy Anderson
647 Points

Thanks for your help but this did not work for me Elijah when I tried your answer it cancels the first var player on line One any other answers

Troy Anderson
Troy Anderson
647 Points

So I solved my challenge problem by not using the comma at the end of the var player and yes you were partly right cause I did not use the single quotes in the document.write