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JavaScript JavaScript Basics (Retired) Storing and Tracking Information with Variables Using String Methods

wam pjd
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wam pjd
Front End Web Development Techdegree Student 3,305 Points

get error message

how I fix Oops! It looks like Task 1 is no longer passing.

app.js 
var id = "23188xtr";
var lastName = "Smith";

var userName = id.toUpperCase( );
userName += "#" + "lastName";
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>

2 Answers

Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,275 Points
Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,275 Points

The error message may be misleading, but what you want for task 2 is not the word "lastName" but the contents of the lastName variable, converted into upper case (like you did for "id" earlier).