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

Posted by Unsubscribed User
Unsubscribed User
3,551 Points

JavaScript challenge

Can anyone assist with this challenge:

Finally, add a # symbol and lastName in uppercase to the end of the userName string. The final value of userName is "23188XTR#SMITH".

app.js 
var id = "23188xtr";
var lastName = "Smith";
var userName = id.toUpperCase();
userName = id.toUpperCase(); userName += '#'; userName += lastName
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>
Filip Horvath
Filip Horvath
2,874 Points
Filip Horvath
Filip Horvath
2,874 Points

You can add strings like numbers but strings will be put together.

So you can write userName = id.toUpperCase() + '#' + lastName.toUpperCase();

Christopher Denny
Christopher Denny
10,460 Points
Christopher Denny
Christopher Denny
10,460 Points

The result I'm getting with your code is '23188XTR#Smith' So as far as I can tell, you just need to make lastName.toUpperCase();

1 Answer

Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,007 Points
Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,007 Points

The last name also needs to be made upper case.

You can also join all the strings in one statement to make your code a bit more compact:

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