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

Colton Schmucker
Colton Schmucker
1,335 Points
Posted by Colton Schmucker
Colton Schmucker
1,335 Points

How do I answer this challenge?

The question: Add a # symbol and lastName in uppercase to the end of the userName string. The final value of the userName is "23188XTR#SMITH"

My Code: var id = "23188xtr"; var lastName = "Smith"; var userName = id.toUpperCase();

How do i get the # symbol in here along with making the last name upper case? All within the same line? I tried to string this together, but it did not work.

My failed line: var userName = id.toUpperCase + "#" += lastName.toUpperCase();

I am STUCK. Lol Can someone explain to me what I am doing wrong/how to correct this?

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

var userName = id.toUpperCase + "#" += lastName.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>

3 Answers

B.B. Groeneveld
B.B. Groeneveld
2,826 Points

I think there is something not right with your syntax. In your userName string, you have your id variable that you want to go in UpperCase, so you should end this with a parenthesis, a (). I had something like this:

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

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

I hope it works for you!

Colton Schmucker
Colton Schmucker
1,335 Points
Colton Schmucker
Colton Schmucker
1,335 Points

This worked! Thank you!!!!

Kristian Woods
Kristian Woods
23,414 Points
Kristian Woods
Kristian Woods
23,414 Points

You don't have '()' at the end of the first toUpperCase() 

var userName = id.toUpperCase() + '#' + lastName.toUppercase();
Colton Schmucker
Colton Schmucker
1,335 Points
Colton Schmucker
Colton Schmucker
1,335 Points

Thank you, guys! That worked!

That makes sense. I was forgetting/misplacing that minor detail. Lol.