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

bevinwg
bevinwg
5,196 Points
Posted by bevinwg
bevinwg
5,196 Points

second portion of this code challenge. My error message says I've gotten the correct answer but it is counted as wrong.

I realize I am not writing this correctly, but am stuck. Even though I am getting the code to do what the question is asking, I keep getting an "incorrect Bummer message" even though the answer is coming back the way they want it to show. I am not sure why I can't seem to wrap my head around this.

app.js 
var id = "23188xtr";
var lastName = "Smith";

var userName
id.toUpperCase();
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>

2 Answers

Carlos Federico Puebla Larregle
Carlos Federico Puebla Larregle
21,074 Points
Carlos Federico Puebla Larregle
Carlos Federico Puebla Larregle
21,074 Points

Don't forget to use the "=" operator on your first declaration of your "userName" variable. If you assign the upper case version of the id to the "userName" variable you can "re-use" it in the concatenation part like this:

var id = "23188xtr";
var lastName = "Smith";

var userName = id.toUpperCase();
userName = userName + '#' + lastName.toUpperCase();

So you don't need to assign the "id.toUpperCase()" to the userName variable again, it's already in there, and be careful not putting the "var" keyword twice. It means that you're stating the variable again.

I hope that helps you a little bit.

bevinwg
bevinwg
5,196 Points
bevinwg
bevinwg
5,196 Points

Thank you. I've tried it several ways and think I am overcomplicating it and have been staring at it too long... When I tried it again like your example I got a green return message from Treehouse saying something like "Ooops, communication error, try your problem again."

Thank you for clarifying the translation!

John Halbert
John Halbert
12,922 Points
John Halbert
John Halbert
12,922 Points

You are on the right track. You added some unnecessary parenthesis, but those weren't exactly hurting anything. I think the issue is located on your fourth and fifth lines. I'm not sure what you're doing there.

var id = "23188xtr";
var lastName = "Smith";

var userName = id.toUpperCase() + "#" + lastName.toUpperCase();
bevinwg
bevinwg
5,196 Points
bevinwg
bevinwg
5,196 Points

Thank you. I think I am overcomplicating it and have been staring at it too long! Lol!