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JavaScript JavaScript Basics (Retired) Storing and Tracking Information with Variables The Variable Challenge Solution

Posted by Nick Yates
Nick Yates
8,621 Points

My code is exactly like that in the video but its not working at all?

this is my code

"<h2>There once was a [adjective] programmer who wanted to use JavaScript to [verb]the [noun].</h2>"

var adjective = prompt('Please type an adjective');

var sentence = "<h2>There once was a " + adjective;

var verb = prompt ('Please type a verb');

var noun = prompt ('Please type a noun');

alert('All done. Ready for the message?');

sentence += ' programmer who wanted to use Javascript to ' + verb;

sentence += ' the ' + noun + '.</h2>;

document.write(sentence);

2 Answers

Nick Yates
Nick Yates
8,621 Points
Nick Yates
Nick Yates
8,621 Points

Thank you!! that was it!

Charlie Knight
Charlie Knight
4,338 Points
Charlie Knight
Charlie Knight
4,338 Points

If you use the console window (press F12 in Chrome) to debug the script you'll notice a fatal exception "Uncaught Syntax Error: Invalid or unexpected token" on line 10.

You've missed an ending ' on the last sentence line Change: sentence += ' the ' + noun + '.</h2>; into: sentence += ' the ' + noun + '.</h2>';