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

Sergey Filimonov
Sergey Filimonov
5,878 Points
Posted by Sergey Filimonov
Sergey Filimonov
5,878 Points

I don't get how to pass this. I write var answer = prompt("What day is it"); and it doesn't work.

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

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>

1 Answer

Jonathan Grieve
MOD
Jonathan Grieve
Treehouse Moderator 91,253 Points
Jonathan Grieve
Jonathan Grieve
Treehouse Moderator 91,253 Points

Hi Sergey,

Unfortunately the code challenge isn't very forgiving when it comes to getting the string precisely right.

To pass the challenge add the question mark so the text becomes a question

var answer = prompt("What day is it?");
Sergey Filimonov
Sergey Filimonov
5,878 Points
Sergey Filimonov
Sergey Filimonov
5,878 Points

Thank you for your reply! I've solved it just by changing "" to ''

Jonathan Grieve
Jonathan Grieve
Treehouse Moderator 91,253 Points
Jonathan Grieve
Jonathan Grieve
Treehouse Moderator 91,253 Points

That's good! :-)

And interesting. Because I reproduced your original code into the challenge and it failed.

In reality, it's functional code either way. :)