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JavaScript JavaScript Loops, Arrays and Objects Tracking Multiple Items with Arrays Using Array Indices

Posted by Vy Nguyen
Vy Nguyen
4,350 Points

What am I doing wrong?

please help

script.js 
var players = ['Jim', 'Shawna', 'Andrew', 'Lora', 'Aimee', 'Nick'];
console.log("[0]");
index.html 
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
  <meta charset="utf-8">
  <title>JavaScript Loops</title>
</head>
<body>
<script src="script.js"></script>
</body>
</html>
Jordan Smith
Jordan Smith
12,400 Points
Jordan Smith
Jordan Smith
12,400 Points

var players = ['Jim', 'Shawna', 'Andrew', 'Lora', 'Aimee', 'Nick']; console.log(players[0]);

variable players is an array not a string and you are choosing the player at index = 0. For example to log to the console Nick i would use...

console.log(players[5]);

1 Answer

Martin Zarate
Martin Zarate
10,723 Points
Martin Zarate
Martin Zarate
10,723 Points

Almost there, you need to use the name of the array, followed by the location, here: console.log("players[0]");

Jordan Smith
Jordan Smith
12,400 Points
Jordan Smith
Jordan Smith
12,400 Points

console.log(players[0]);

console.log("players[0]"); would print out "players[0]"