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JavaScript JavaScript Basics (Retired) Storing and Tracking Information with Variables Capturing Visitor Input

Daniel Taylor
Daniel Taylor
4,448 Points
Posted by Daniel Taylor
Daniel Taylor
4,448 Points

JavaScript: prompt command runs twice

Hello,

I'm very new to JavaScript and would really appreciate some help.

I've been working on the Story Maker Challenge - in JavaScript Basics.

Any variable I create with a prompt seems to run twice and get printed to the document twice - I have no idea why?

var collectAdjective = prompt("Please write an adjective!"); document.write(collectAdjective);

Thanks in advance.

Dan

3 Answers

Emeka Farrier
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Emeka Farrier
Courses Plus Student 2,892 Points
Emeka Farrier
Emeka Farrier
Courses Plus Student 2,892 Points

The code works fine when I test it prompts once then writes the answer to the page. Can u show me the rest of the related code?

Daniel Taylor
Daniel Taylor
4,448 Points
Daniel Taylor
Daniel Taylor
4,448 Points

Hi Emeka,

Thanks for taking a look - that's interesting to know.

Unfortunately I deleted the rest of the code before posting. I decided to go back to the beginning and just get that statement working. But still using just that statement I'm prompted twice in Safari, Chrome & Firefox.

This may be a silly question but could it be a browser setting?

Thanks, Dan

Rachael Axtman
Rachael Axtman
1,528 Points
Rachael Axtman
Rachael Axtman
1,528 Points

Hey Dan,

I know this was posted a year ago, but I ran into this issue so hopefully this will help someone else. The issue with this specific exercise is if you look in the HTML document (index.html) the following script src is in the head and the body: <script src="story.js"></script>. Because it was calling the same thing out in two places it was asking for the information twice. I removed it from the head and it ran just once.

Emilia Lovatto
Emilia Lovatto
1,118 Points

Thanks! Just helped me now! :DDD