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

Michael Bau
Michael Bau
3,394 Points
Posted by Michael Bau
Michael Bau
3,394 Points

When trying to complete task 2 I get the message: "Task 1 no longer passing"

In the Workspace I have tried the below:

var id = "23188xtr"; var lastName = "Smith";

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

This gives the following result in the Console in Chrome's developer tool:

"#23188XTRSMITH". It seems to work here.

However, when I try the same in the Challenge I get the message: "It looks slike Task 1 is no longer passing".

I would appreciate if someone could point me to what I doing wrong here. Thanks!

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

var userName = id.toUpperCase()+(lastName.toUpperCase());
var userName += "#";
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>
William Owens
William Owens
8,668 Points

Hi Michael, this is what your code should look like.

var id = "23188xtr";

var lastName = "Smith";

var userName = id.toUpperCase()

userName += "#" + lastName.toUpperCase()

hamdi ismail
hamdi ismail
Courses Plus Student 8,927 Points

u can do it in the same line too var userName = id.toUpperCase()+"#" + lastName.toUpperCase();

1 Answer

Steven Parker
Steven Parker
229,657 Points
Steven Parker
Steven Parker
229,657 Points

You're close.

You just need to assemble your final string so that the "#" goes between the names, and not after them. Also, it's not necessary to enclose the call to lastName.toUpperCase() in parentheses.