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JavaScript JavaScript Basics (Retired) Storing and Tracking Information with Variables Using String Methods

Shana Gibson
Shana Gibson
8,788 Points
Posted by Shana Gibson
Shana Gibson
8,788 Points

i guess im not understanding how to combine these strings with the # symbol, i've tried everything, i dont get it

var id = "23188xtr"; var lastName = " Smith";

var userName= id.toUpperCase ();+ lastName.toUpperCase();

i guess im not understanding how to combine these strings with the # symbol, i've tried everything, i dont get it, how do i combine the two var id and lastName with the pound symbol so that it reads 23188XTR#SMITH

app.js 
var id = "23188xtr";
var lastName = " #Smith";

var userName= id.toUpperCase ();+ lastName.toUpperCase();
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

Jennifer Nordell
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Jennifer Nordell
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Jennifer Nordell
Treehouse Teacher

Hi there! I feel like you're doing really well and a lot of students get tripped up on this. I feel like maybe you're assigning some special importance to the # sign that isn't really there. It's just a character like any other.

That being said, you have a semicolon in the middle of the line which is the end of the statement and you definitely don't want that.

Let me try to give an example here without the actual solution. I'm going to turn everything to lower case and then combine it with an "@" symbol.

var myFirstName = "JENNIFER";
var myLastName = "NORDELL";

var nameJoinedWithAt = myFirstName.toLowerCase() + "@" + myLastName.toLowerCase();

The value that would then be stored in nameJoinedWithAt would be "jennifer@nordell".

I think you can get it with these hints, but let me know if you're still stuck! :sparkles:

Shana Gibson
Shana Gibson
8,788 Points
Shana Gibson
Shana Gibson
8,788 Points

thank you so much, i did try that, but i did still have that semi colon there, thanks i was bout to go crazy lol!!