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JavaScript JavaScript Basics (Retired) Storing and Tracking Information with Variables Capturing Visitor Input and Writing It to the Page

Rasmus Boll
Rasmus Boll
4,371 Points
Posted by Rasmus Boll
Rasmus Boll
4,371 Points

challenge

how to compleatechallenge task 2 0f 3, when you need to use the prompt () method to ask "what day is it?"

scripts.js 
var answer = sunday;
    prompt("what day is it?");
alert(answer);
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>

1 Answer

Thomas Fildes
Thomas Fildes
22,687 Points
Thomas Fildes
Thomas Fildes
22,687 Points

Hi Rasmus,

The problem is you haven't assigned the prompt method to the answer variable. The correct code for task 2 of 3 is below:

var answer = prompt("What day is it?");

Hope this helps! Happy coding!!!

Rasmus Boll
Rasmus Boll
4,371 Points
Rasmus Boll
Rasmus Boll
4,371 Points

Hi Thomas,

Thank you so much, I thought that I had already done that once, but I must had written

var answer = prompt("What day is it?"); instead, anyways I´am still try to learning :) Again thank you so much :)