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Stevie Fortune
2,677 PointsI can't see what I am doing wrong with this task. Please help!
I can't work out what I am missing in my code to complete the task. It's probably something simple, but its driving me crazy!
var id = "23188xtr";
var lastName = "Smith";
var userName = id.toUpperCase + '#' + lastName.toUpperCase ();
<!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
andren
28,558 PointsYou are missing parenthesis following the toUpperCase function call. In JavaScript if you don't use parenthesis then the function will not be executed, instead JavaScript will simply reference the function. Meaning that it returns the function itself instead of the result of calling the function. It's also worth mentioning that while it is not invalid it's rare to have a space between the method name and the parenthesis like you have for the toUpperCase function. If you fix the issue like this:
var id = "23188xtr";
var lastName = "Smith";
var userName = id.toUpperCase() + '#' + lastName.toUpperCase();
Then your code will pass.
Stevie Fortune
2,677 PointsStevie Fortune
2,677 PointsAwesome! Thanks Andren for explaining this. It makes a bit more sense to me now. Appreciate your help!