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JavaScript JavaScript Basics (Retired) Storing and Tracking Information with Variables Using String Methods

Posted by shazza
shazza
3,606 Points

What am I doing wrong?

using string concatenation so that the final value of userName is "23188XTR#SMITH".

app.js 
var id = "23188xtr";
var lastName = "Smith";

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

Justin Iezzi
Justin Iezzi
18,199 Points
Justin Iezzi
Justin Iezzi
18,199 Points

Right now your output looks like this - id#SMITH

You've written id out as a string, when you need to write it just like you did with lastName, including the toUpperCase() method. Hope this helps.

shazza
shazza
3,606 Points

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