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JavaScript JavaScript Basics (Retired) Storing and Tracking Information with Variables Review Concatenation

davide totaro
davide totaro
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Posted by davide totaro
davide totaro
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Complete the code below to create a new variable named message containing the string "JavaScript"

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7 Answers

Jonathan Grieve
MOD
Jonathan Grieve
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Jonathan Grieve
Jonathan Grieve
Treehouse Moderator 91,253 Points

Right, I've seen the question and I've seen why your attempt isn't working.

The question is using concatenation in it's example so it's done the "Script" part of the value for you. but you also need to include the quotes for the string so it's more like

var message = "Java" + "Script"

where the text you want to type is message and "Java".

Jonathan Grieve
MOD
Jonathan Grieve
Treehouse Moderator 91,253 Points
Jonathan Grieve
Jonathan Grieve
Treehouse Moderator 91,253 Points

Without seeing the question itself

I would hazard an educated guess the code you want is

var message = "JavaScript";
davide totaro
davide totaro
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davide totaro
davide totaro
5,559 Points

ok thanks so much for your time

Stephen Sanchez
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Stephen Sanchez
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Stephen Sanchez
Stephen Sanchez
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It's just "Java"

davide totaro
davide totaro
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davide totaro
davide totaro
5,559 Points

it doesn't works, i don t know why

Marco Ramos
Marco Ramos
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Remember: Since it's a string you are adding don't forget the quotes, to the word 'Java' and you have to stick to the same type TreeHouse shows on the example, TeamTreeHouse tends to be a case sensitive platform as for my experience. The only way it worked for me was when I used: 'Java'

virginiachubo3
virginiachubo3
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virginiachubo3
virginiachubo3
8,963 Points

var message= "Java" + 'script'; . I worked for me

Spencer Schaus
Spencer Schaus
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Spencer Schaus
Spencer Schaus
9,628 Points

Anyone else have trouble with this one? It looks incredibly simple, but I keep getting it wrong.

I initially entered 'Java' and got it wrong. Then I just entered Java by itself with no quote marks and got it wrong again.

THEN knowing it wouldn't work for any reason, I entered in 'Java'; with the semi-colon just see what would happen and sure enough, wrong again.

I have not tried "Java" with double quotes yet. If that appears to be the right answer, can someone explain why double quotes is the right answer over single quotes? Felt like JS ignored that rule when concatenating.