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

Posted by Cameron Gates
Cameron Gates
3,821 Points

Confused as to why my document.write command won't work.

Confused as to why my document.write command won't work.

app.js 
var player = 'Jasmine';
document.write("player");
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>
David Bath
David Bath
25,940 Points
David Bath
David Bath
25,940 Points

It looks like it should print, but it will print out the string "player" rather than "Jasmine". If you want to print out a variable, don't enclose it in quotes. Is that what is happening, or it isn't printing anything?

1 Answer

Cameron Gates
Cameron Gates
3,821 Points
Cameron Gates
Cameron Gates
3,821 Points

Yeah man I just figured it out! Thanks for you're help!