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

Posted by jeremychris
jeremychris
Courses Plus Student 1,599 Points

how do i name a variable

tried to write the named varable as var name = "noName";

just not sure what Im missing. Its been about a month since i could finally get back on. Probably just start over and go from there

scripts.js 
var name = "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>

3 Answers

Adam Beer
Adam Beer
11,314 Points
Adam Beer
Adam Beer
11,314 Points

Challenge Task 1 of 2

Create a variable named myName but don't put anything in it yet.

You wrote name to variable name, not myName, but don't put anything in it yet. So the myName variable value is nothing.

jeremychris
PLUS
jeremychris
Courses Plus Student 1,599 Points
jeremychris
jeremychris
Courses Plus Student 1,599 Points

var myName ="";

honestly after looking at both of your answers i did a homer "doh" thanks.!

Adam Beer
Adam Beer
11,314 Points
Adam Beer
Adam Beer
11,314 Points

You have not given anything now, but var myName expect a string value. So now you did not put value. Later it can be a string, boolean or number, like this

var myName;
Mike Hatch
Mike Hatch
14,940 Points
Mike Hatch
Mike Hatch
14,940 Points

The instructions say to:

"Create a variable named sayName but don't put anything in it yet."

I'm halfing that one line of instruction line into two parts:

  1. Create a variable named sayName
  2. But don't put anything in it yet.

So basically you are declaring a variable without yet assigning it a value.