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JavaScript

Posted by Michael Wilson
Michael Wilson
1,782 Points

var id = "23188xtr"; var lastName = "Smith"; var userName = id.toUpperCase(); userName += "\'#'\lastName.toUpperC

I can't get this javascript code to work. The erros reads "did you call the toUpperCase to last name. Can someone help?

3 Answers

Michael Wilson
Michael Wilson
1,782 Points

Thanks Daniel. I appreciate that!

Daniel Gauthier
Daniel Gauthier
15,000 Points
Daniel Gauthier
Daniel Gauthier
15,000 Points

Hey Michael,

The creative attempt with escape characters is what seems to be tripping you up here.

The code the parser is looking for is:

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

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

Good luck!

Daniel Gauthier
Daniel Gauthier
15,000 Points

Also going to throw this here, in case you ever need to paste code into the forums in the future:

How to Post Code on the Forums

There are two ways to share your code on the forums here, excluding using external tools from outside of Treehouse.

Method One

The first method is to use a series of three ` (backticks, located at the top left of the keyboard) without any spaces on one line, paste all of your code starting on the second line, then closing the code block with a second series of three backticks. Take a peek at the link for the "Markdown Cheatsheet" located above the "Post Answer" button anytime you're about to post a comment or answer. Using this method, the code will look like this:

```css
(code here)
```

Method 2

The second method is a little more convoluted, but it lets us look at your entire project and make our own copy to try fixing issues. I'll order the steps since it can be a little confusing the first time around:

  1. Open the workspace you're having trouble with.

  2. On the menu bar located to the left of the "Preview Workspace" button is the "Snapshot Workspace" (camera icon), click that.

  3. A popout will appear with another button that says "Take Snapshot", click that.

  4. It should create a new snapshot, which will appear beneath the "Take Snapshot" button in the popout. Click the snapshot you want to share.

  5. The snapshot should open a new browser tab. Highlight the url in the snapshot's browser tab (it should look like this: https://w.trhou.se/duckyj79b1i0 ).

  6. Create your forum post and paste the snapshot's url into the post. Other Treehouse users will be able to open the snapshot, then 'fork' a new copy to check out your code.

Keep in mind that you can only ever have five snapshots, but you can delete them by hovering over the snapshot located below the "Take Snapshot" button in the popout and clicking the trash bin icon.

Good luck!

Euston Francis
Euston Francis
365 Points
Euston Francis
Euston Francis
365 Points

var userName = id.toUpperCase(); console.log (userName + " " + lastName.toUpperCase());

I think this code will work for you.