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

ASHLEY HAYES
ASHLEY HAYES
8,646 Points
Posted by ASHLEY HAYES
ASHLEY HAYES
8,646 Points

Adding to a string

The first question asked to declare a variable and turn the string into uppercase. var userName = id.toUpperCase(); var userName

The next step asks you to add "#" and the variable lastName to the end of the username string.

var userName = id.toUpperCase + "#" + lastname.toUpperCase(); var userName

I keep running into an error and cannot figure out how to get the variable userName to return the id number plus "#" plus lastName in all uppercase.

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>

3 Answers

Abraham Juliot
Abraham Juliot
47,353 Points
Abraham Juliot
Abraham Juliot
47,353 Points

You got this. Just a typo and a redeclaration not needed at the end

var id = "23188xtr";
var lastName = "Smith";
var userName = id.toUpperCase() + "#" + lastName.toUpperCase(); // note, lastName with a capital N
// no need to redeclare var userName; at the end as that would make userName a null value;
ASHLEY HAYES
ASHLEY HAYES
8,646 Points
ASHLEY HAYES
ASHLEY HAYES
8,646 Points

I've tried that answer and it keeps telling me that my task1 is no longer passing. Which was declaring userName with just the id and .toUppercase method. So confused!

Abraham Juliot
Abraham Juliot
47,353 Points
Abraham Juliot
Abraham Juliot
47,353 Points

sorry, forgot to mention make sure to include parenthesis () to both toUpperCase methods.

I've been coding for years, and I make that mistake frequently on the toUpperCase() method. :)

var id = "23188xtr";
var lastName = "Smith";
var userName = id.toUpperCase() + "#" + lastName.toUpperCase();
Kevin Han
Kevin Han
92 Points
Kevin Han
Kevin Han
92 Points

remove your last line of code