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

brendon hanson
brendon hanson
6,191 Points
Posted by brendon hanson
brendon hanson
6,191 Points

How do I add the # and the lastName in upper case please Help!

challenge task 2of2 in JS basics. It's about combining strings

app.js 
var id = "23188xtr";
var lastName = "Smith";
var userName = 'id.toUpperCase();
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>

4 Answers

Dan Noyes
Dan Noyes
6,183 Points
Dan Noyes
Dan Noyes
6,183 Points

Looks like you just have an extra ' mark that doesn't belong

var userName = id.toUpperCase();

As for the 2nd part, you can use + signs to add different strings together:

var userName = id.toUpperCase() + '#' + lastName.toUpperCase();
brendon hanson
brendon hanson
6,191 Points
brendon hanson
brendon hanson
6,191 Points

Thanks I feel dumb now...

Edgar Spickerman
Edgar Spickerman
24,786 Points
Edgar Spickerman
Edgar Spickerman
24,786 Points

As dan said, you have an extra mark that doesnt belong which would fail challenge 1. To answer your question posted just simply add the # as a string then followed by the uppercase conversion of lastName to. Should look like the code below.

var id = "23188xtr"; var lastName = "Smith";

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

Ethan Andersen
Ethan Andersen
1,782 Points
Ethan Andersen
Ethan Andersen
1,782 Points

So i tried this method and doesn't work as planned.

var id = "23188xtr"; var lastName = "Smith"; var userName = id.toUpperCase() + '#' + lastName.toUppercase();

I'm not sure why it doesn't work though.

Rudy Soo
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Rudy Soo
Full Stack JavaScript Techdegree Student 1,468 Points
Rudy Soo
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Rudy Soo
Full Stack JavaScript Techdegree Student 1,468 Points

concatenate the first task using the + like this:

  • '#' + lastName.toUpperCase();