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

Posted by Kevin Aceituno
Kevin Aceituno
632 Points

i don't understand what to do on the document.write part. what exactly do i write in the parenthesis

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

KRIS NIKOLAISEN
KRIS NIKOLAISEN
54,972 Points

Variables shouldn't be enclosed in quotes. In doing so you are writing the word "player" instead of the value of the variable player.

Kevin Aceituno
Kevin Aceituno
632 Points

thank you. i appreciate that.