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

Posted by Heriberto Perez
Heriberto Perez
1,298 Points

javascript basics:

Use the document.write() function to print the contents of the player variable to the page.

I wrote this and it saids that is wrong

document.write("player");

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>

2 Answers

Daniel Santos
Daniel Santos
34,969 Points
Daniel Santos
Daniel Santos
34,969 Points

Your code should look something like 

var player = "Jasmine";
document.write(player);

No "player", the reason that this happened is because you are passing the string "player" no the what the variable player evaluate to.

I hope this help.

Rich Donnellan
Rich Donnellan
Treehouse Moderator 27,696 Points
Rich Donnellan
Rich Donnellan
Treehouse Moderator 27,696 Points

I specifically avoided giving "the answer" to stimulate the brain activity of the OP. No benefit in doing the work for them.

Daniel Santos
Daniel Santos
34,969 Points

I agree with you, but some people learn by looking at example. Some times it can be frustrating when you are stuck in a problem like this.

Rich Donnellan
Rich Donnellan
Treehouse Moderator 27,696 Points
Rich Donnellan
Rich Donnellan
Treehouse Moderator 27,696 Points

Agreed; and I have done so recently. However, I feel this is not one of those times as this challenge is as basic as can be.

Bryan Tidwell
Bryan Tidwell
3,473 Points

Thanks for the info, Daniel. I'm a visual learner, myself, and am still coming to grips with the terminology in programming. Thanks for laying it out.

Daniel Santos
Daniel Santos
34,969 Points

Thank you Bryan.

Rich Donnellan
MOD
Rich Donnellan
Treehouse Moderator 27,696 Points
Rich Donnellan
Rich Donnellan
Treehouse Moderator 27,696 Points

It is incorrect.

You are passing in the string "player", not the variable.