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JavaScript JavaScript Foundations Numbers Parsing Numbers From Strings

Michael Criste
Michael Criste
5,045 Points
Posted by Michael Criste
Michael Criste
5,045 Points

var numWidth = parseInt("640px", 10); This is my answer, and it runs just fine on the Chrome DevTools. Please help.

The quiz won't pass me. Please help.

index.html 
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">
  <head>
    <title>JavaScript Foundations: Parsing Numbers From Strings</title>
    <link rel="stylesheet" href="core.css">
    <script>
      var boxWidth = "640px";
      var boxHeight = "480px";
      var numWidth = parseInt("640px", 10);



    </script>
  </head>
  <body>
    <h1>JavaScript Foundations</h1>
    <h2>Parsing Numbers From Strings</h2>
    <script src="viewer.js"></script>
  </body>
</html>

2 Answers

Jeff Jacobson-Swartfager
Jeff Jacobson-Swartfager
15,419 Points
Jeff Jacobson-Swartfager
Jeff Jacobson-Swartfager
15,419 Points

You need to perform parseInt() on the boxWidth variable instead of doing it directly to the string "640px".

jasonjones5
PLUS
jasonjones5
Courses Plus Student 5,571 Points
jasonjones5
jasonjones5
Courses Plus Student 5,571 Points

This one tripped me up as well. Really poor show on Treehouse part as the preceding videos make no mention at all of parsing variables directly. Yes, a bit of thinking and searching will solve it but the point is we're paying to learn, not to be frustrated by things we have no concept of at a given point.