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

sean farrelly
sean farrelly
1,614 Points
Posted by sean farrelly
sean farrelly
1,614 Points

create a variable name myname but don't put anything in it yet.

create a variable name myname but don't put anything in it yet

scripts.js 
var message="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>
Erik Nuber
Erik Nuber
20,629 Points
Erik Nuber
Erik Nuber
20,629 Points

It would be the other way around but you are close

var myname = "";
sean farrelly
sean farrelly
1,614 Points
sean farrelly
sean farrelly
1,614 Points

Thanks Erik for the reply yeah its var myName = ""; what i was doing wrong was not putting the capital N in name thanks for the help.....

4 Answers

Jennifer Nordell
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Jennifer Nordell
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Jennifer Nordell
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Hi there! Your code has a variable named "message" with a string assigned it to named "myname". What they want is the variable to be named myName. Give it another go! :sparkles:

sean farrelly
sean farrelly
1,614 Points
sean farrelly
sean farrelly
1,614 Points

var myName = ""; don't for get to put the capital N in name .....

Peter Furler
Peter Furler
31,647 Points
Peter Furler
Peter Furler
31,647 Points

In javascript it is not required to assign a value to a variable when you declare, if you precede the name/identifier given to the variable with the keyword var. For example: var age;

When doing so, the data type of the variable is said to be undefined.