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

Lin Jiang
Lin Jiang
3,323 Points
Posted by Lin Jiang
Lin Jiang
3,323 Points

how to do that,I am confused

I am confused about challenge task2, use the document.write fuction to print player variable.

Here is my answer: var player='Jasmine'; document.write("player");

app.js 
var player='Jasmine';
document.write("/'player/'");
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

Peter Cawley
Peter Cawley
2,820 Points

Since player is a variable name, you don't need to put it in quotation marks - that's what's not working for you. Anything inside quotation marks just gets printed as is.

So, you could do "document.write(player)" after declaring the variable and it should work correctly.

Lin Jiang
Lin Jiang
3,323 Points
Lin Jiang
Lin Jiang
3,323 Points

Thank u so much. I am clear about that.