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JavaScript The Solution

Posted by Farney Paixao
Farney Paixao
7,812 Points

Feedback please?

I tried the length method as the professor did, but it didn't work. Then I did it this way and it works:

var firstName = prompt('What is your first name?');
var lastName = prompt('What is your last name?');
var fullName = firstName + ' ' + lastName;
var sentence = 'The string \'' + fullName.toUpperCase();
sentence += '\' is ' + fullName.length + ' characters long.';
alert (sentence);

Any thoughts?

Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,261 Points
Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,261 Points

Show the code that didn't work (formatted with Markdown or by a link to a snapshot) and we can help you spot the issue.

Farney Paixao
Farney Paixao
7,812 Points

It was pretty much the same, insted fullName.length in the sentence var, I created a var with a fullName.length and it didn't worked

Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,261 Points
Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,261 Points

If you show the exact code we can probably help find the cause.

1 Answer

Christian Fynbo
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Christian Fynbo
Full Stack JavaScript Techdegree Student 2,910 Points
Christian Fynbo
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Christian Fynbo
Full Stack JavaScript Techdegree Student 2,910 Points

As mentioned, without seeing the complete faulty code it's impossible to troubleshoot accurately. That said, from your code I'm guessing your placement of the toUpperCase() method could have been the culprit.

Ideally you want to complete your "fullName" variable, uppercasing and all, on the same line. That way you avoid both calling on a variable and acting on it at the same time while also defining your "sentence" variable — all on the same line.

Lastly, I would ditch your "sentence" variable as it's a bit redundant in this example — simply type out your alert using the relevant strings and variables. In its place, reapply the characterCount variable with its .length data property.

I would reformat as such, using your own approach:

var firstName = prompt('What is your first name?');
var lastName = prompt('What is your last name?');
var fullName = (firstName + ' ' + lastName).toUpperCase();
var characterCount = fullName.length;
alert ('The string \'' + fullName + '\' is ' + characterCount + ' characters long.');

Otherwise you logic is sound and you did well, especially coming from the very early stages of the course — coming up with alternative solutions already! You will improve your code's readability by a lot as you gain more experience, keep at it!

Documentation on string length: https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/String/length

Documentation on the toUpperCase() method: https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/String/toUpperCase