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

Posted by Emily Burton
Emily Burton
256 Points

please help i don't understand

please help

app.js 
var player = "Jasmine";
document.write("player")
index.html 
<!DOCTYPE HTML>
<html>
<head>
  document.write("player")
  <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8">
  <title>JavaScript Basics</title>
</head>
<body>
<script src="app.js"></script>
</body>
</html>

1 Answer

Vladut Astalos
Vladut Astalos
11,246 Points
Vladut Astalos
Vladut Astalos
11,246 Points

If you stored the value "Jasmine" in variable player, when you pass it into the write method you don't need to put it in quotes if you do so you don't write the value stored in var player you actually write the word 'player'.