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

Posted by Cristabel Nichols
Cristabel Nichols
1,645 Points

What is "of the id variable to the userName variable"?

I am having trouble understanding this question.

For example, I am having trouble seeing what the id var is to the userName var in trying to use the .toUpperCase() command.

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

var userName
username.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

Chris Shaw
Chris Shaw
26,676 Points
Chris Shaw
Chris Shaw
26,676 Points

Hi Cristabel Nichols ,

You are on the right track but your code isn't correct because the assignment operator is missing and you are attempting to transform username which doesn't exist as a variable. Instead, what you need to do is use the toUpperCase method on the id variable and assign that to the userName variable.

var userName = id.toUpperCase();

Happy coding!