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Jesus Bayona
4,937 PointsAre the html tags necessary?
Why do you have to use the "(p)(/p)" html tags in there? Wouldn't it work just as well without it? I attempted to post the actual tags but they're not displaying, so I'm using () instead of what's normally used.
2 Answers
Unsubscribed User
8,841 PointsHi,
Now i got the question. The code will work without the paragraph tag.
It is just for an alignment and view of the string. If we use a paragraph tag,"Browsers automatically add some space (margin) before and after each <p> element.". We can ignore it if we want.
Thanks, Aishu
Unsubscribed User
8,841 PointsHi,
The use of double quotes("") means they are javascript strings. In case if you ignore the double quotes, it will be considered as a variable/object.
For eg:
var name = "xxx":
console.log(name); ---> prints xxx;
console.log("name"); ---> prints name;
you can also go through the topic javascript strings which will give lot of info on it. please let me know if it clarifies your doubt.
In the video, paragraph tag is assigned to the variable message. In case if you ignore the double quotes there, it will consider it as a variable and will search for its value. Try to execute with and without strings which will give a clearer picture.
message = "<p>";
thanks, aishu
Jesus Bayona
4,937 PointsSorry Aishu, I edited the question to reflect what I was trying to say. I didn't realize the interpreter removed what I had in the quotes.