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

Ashok Anumandla
Ashok Anumandla
2,163 Points
Posted by Ashok Anumandla
Ashok Anumandla
2,163 Points

java script basics

Use the prompt() method to ask the user "What day is it?" and store the result in the answer variable.

scripts.js 
var answer; 
prompt("what day is it");
alert(answer);
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

Cory Madden
Cory Madden
7,120 Points
Cory Madden
Cory Madden
7,120 Points

You're not assigning the value from prompt() correctly. You assign a value to a variable like:

var variableName = 'value';