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JavaScript JavaScript Basics (Retired) Storing and Tracking Information with Variables Create a variable with a string

Alex Forseth
Alex Forseth
8,017 Points
Posted by Alex Forseth
Alex Forseth
8,017 Points

What is wrong with my code.

var name = 'Jasmine'; document.write(jasmine);

app.js 
var name = 'Jasmine';
document.write(Jasmine);
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>

2 Answers

Patrik Horváth
Patrik Horváth
11,110 Points
Patrik Horváth
Patrik Horváth
11,110 Points

variable "Jasmine" doesnt exist because you never declare it you just Declared variable "name" and gived to it value STRING = "Jasmine" so you have to call "name" into write method / function

document.write(name);
Caleb (Stephen) Gilbert
Caleb (Stephen) Gilbert
9,450 Points
Caleb (Stephen) Gilbert
Caleb (Stephen) Gilbert
9,450 Points

Your variable is named name, and the contents of the variable is set to Jasmine. var name = 'Jasmine';

So in order for the document.write function, to write Jasmine, you will need to call (name), the name of the variable, instead of (Jasmine) which is the contents of the variable.

like so:

document.write(name);