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

Posted by Jason Sprague
Jason Sprague
710 Points

problem with combining strings

var id = "23188xtr"; var lastName = "Smith"; var userName = id.toUpperCase();+"#"+ lastName.toUpperCase();

shouldnt this work?

app.js 
var id = "23188xtr";
var lastName = "Smith";
var userName = id.toUpperCase();+"#"+ lastName.toUpperCase();
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>

1 Answer

jcorum
jcorum
71,830 Points
jcorum
jcorum
71,830 Points

You need to delete the semi-colon in the middle of your answer, so it looks like this:

var userName = id.toUpperCase() +"#"+ lastName.toUpperCase();
Jason Sprague
Jason Sprague
710 Points

thanks