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

Posted by Hanna Reed
Hanna Reed
3,849 Points

cant move on...

I typed

var myname = "";

and it wont let me move on, I even tried it without the quotes or anything

scripts.js 
var myname = "";
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="scripts.js"></script>
</body>
</html>
Matthew Caloger
Matthew Caloger
12,903 Points
Matthew Caloger
Matthew Caloger
12,903 Points

Create a variable named myName but don't put anything in it yet.

You're creating a variable called "myname" while it's looking for "myName". in JavaScript, casing matters. the casing used in "myName" is called "camelCase" where the first 'word' of the variable name is lowercase, but every word after has a capitalized first letter. For example, thisIsACamelCaseVariableName. You'll see camelCase a lot, and I would recommend using it as it makes code easier to read.

3 Answers

Jason Anders
MOD
Jason Anders
Treehouse Moderator 145,860 Points
Jason Anders
Jason Anders
Treehouse Moderator 145,860 Points

Hey Hanna,

Challenges are very specific and extremely picky. It wants you to create a variable named myName (in camel-case), but you are using all lower-case.
If you fix that up, the task will pass.

Also, when just creating a variable and not assigning it anything, you just type the keyword (var) and the variable name.

var myName;

The task will pass with the syntax you have (once the correct name is there), but that line of code is technically assigning something to the variable (in this case, an empty string). So, while it will pass this challenge, it is different than just declaring a variable.

Keep coding! :) :dizzy:

Viktoria S
Viktoria S
6,773 Points
Viktoria S
Viktoria S
6,773 Points

What was the exercise Hanna? Maybe the myname should be camel case myName or you just need to give a value to the variable: var myname = "Hanna";

Bolaji Salau
Bolaji Salau
7,980 Points
Bolaji Salau
Bolaji Salau
7,980 Points

You can use the javascript console in the developer tools from your browser to see what is going on. If you are windows, you preview the file and do CTRL+ SHIFT+I to launch the console.