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Daniel McFarlin
5,168 PointsRandom Number code isn't working and I can't find the mistake :(
Hey friends, I have looked over and over and over again trying to find where I made a mistake in this code to generate a random number between given numbers, but cant seem to find it. If anyone could point out what most likely is an obvious mistake looking at me right in the face, that would be much appreciated! Please and thank you!
My Code is:
//Bottom Number var input1 = prompt("Please type a starting number"); var bottomNumber = parseInt(input1);
//Top Number var input = prompt("Please type a number"); var topNumber = parseInt(input);
//Random Number Generated var randomNumber = Math.floor(Math.random() * (topNumber - bottomNumber + 1)) + bottomNumber; var message = "<p>" + randomNumber + " is a number between " bottomNumber + " and " + topNumber + "</p>"; document.write(message);
2 Answers
Brandon VanCamp
Front End Web Development Techdegree Graduate 30,954 PointsHello Daniel McFarlin,
Here is the solution as followed
<script>
// You forgot a + between " is a number between " and bottomNumber
var message = "<p>" + randomNumber + " is a number between " + bottomNumber + " and " + topNumber + "</p>";
</script>
Hopefully that helped!
james south
Front End Web Development Techdegree Graduate 33,271 Pointsyou're missing a plus here
" is a number between " + bottomNumber
before bottomNumber. now it will work, but also it is recommended to always supply the second argument to parseInt(), which is the radix or base, usually 10.