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

Posted by Eric Grant
Eric Grant
2,453 Points

What does "looks like task 1 is no longer passing" mean?

I'm trying to combine an uppercase id variable with a hashtag with an uppercase lastName variable to plug all into the userName variable.

app.js 
var id = "23188xtr";
var lastName = "Smith";
var numbers = id.toUpperCase() += "#";
var last = lastName,toUpperCase();
var userName = numbers += last;
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>
Cheo R
Cheo R
37,150 Points
Cheo R
Cheo R
37,150 Points 
var last = lastName,toUpperCase();

You got a comma, not a period.

2 Answers

Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,269 Points
Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,269 Points

It usually means you've introduced a syntax error.

Since a syntax error invalidates the entire script, and because the previous tasks are re-tested in order, the challenge reports that task 1 is no longer passing.

In this case, you have a typo where you placed a comma instead of a period between "lastName" and "toUpperCase()".

saif ahmad
saif ahmad
9,302 Points
saif ahmad
saif ahmad
9,302 Points

See its simple you dont need so many unnecessary variables var id = "23188xtr"; var lastName = "Smith";

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