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

sarah samuel
sarah samuel
6,970 Points
Posted by sarah samuel
sarah samuel
6,970 Points

I added the same var answer = prompt(" What day is it?");

why does it keep saying error 'you dint put What day is it? ' in the prompt() function

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>

2 Answers

Daniel Powell
Daniel Powell
23,321 Points

Remove the one empty whitespace character in your prompt's string and it should work.

You have:

var answer = prompt(" What day is it?")

When it should be:

var answer = prompt("What day is it?")
sarah samuel
sarah samuel
6,970 Points
sarah samuel
sarah samuel
6,970 Points

Thanks Daniel Powell