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

Posted by mully BENDET
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mully BENDET
Front End Web Development Techdegree Student 3,054 Points

how do i do this

please help

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>

1 Answer

Alexandra Barnett
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Alexandra Barnett
Front End Web Development Techdegree Graduate 46,473 Points
Alexandra Barnett
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Alexandra Barnett
Front End Web Development Techdegree Graduate 46,473 Points

Hi Mully! You need to use String Concatenation to link the ID, the # and the last name together like so (the plus sign connects them together):

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

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

Hope this helps :)

mully BENDET
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mully BENDET
Front End Web Development Techdegree Student 3,054 Points

thank you!!!!!!!!!!