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JavaScript JavaScript Basics (Retired) Storing and Tracking Information with Variables Capturing Visitor Input and Writing It to the Page

David Sheridan
David Sheridan
8,579 Points
Posted by David Sheridan
David Sheridan
8,579 Points

How do I store the answer in the variable?

I'm not sure why this isn't working, can anyone see any error or is my logic off?

scripts.js 
var answer = prompt("what day is it?");
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>

4 Answers

Jennifer Nordell
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Jennifer Nordell
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Jennifer Nordell
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Jennifer Nordell
Treehouse Teacher

Hi there! Challenges are picky... and I mean super picky. Capitalize the "W" in What. "What day is it?" will pass. "what day is it?" will fail.

David Sheridan
David Sheridan
8,579 Points
David Sheridan
David Sheridan
8,579 Points

Hit the nail on the head there, thank you!

yannisverbecque
yannisverbecque
17,145 Points
yannisverbecque
yannisverbecque
17,145 Points

Could you make a 

console.log(answer);

to see if you can see your answer in the browser's console ?

alastair cooper
alastair cooper
30,617 Points
alastair cooper
alastair cooper
30,617 Points

Your code works fine in my browser.

Make sure that your browser is not disabled from giving alerts. Make sure that scripts is in the same file as the html.

check the console and query 'answer'. It gives the answer I gave in the prompt when I tried it.

Cheers

Alastair

Benjamin Hedgepeth
Benjamin Hedgepeth
5,672 Points
Benjamin Hedgepeth
Benjamin Hedgepeth
5,672 Points

When you execute the prompt() command in the browser, the value you input into the text box stores it into the variable 'answer'.

When you write the command

document.write(answer);

for instance, it will print the stored value of 'answer' in the document.