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

cordarro gordon
cordarro gordon
621 Points

Simple Javascript help

Complete the assignment to the userName variable by adding a # symbol followed by an all uppercase version of the lastName variable. In other words, using string concatenation so that the final value of userName is "23188XTR#SMITH".

This is my answer

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

Keeps coming out wrong why

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

Arturo Alviar
Arturo Alviar
15,739 Points

Hi Cordarro,

Your answer is right but treehouse wants it to be in a particular manner. This is what they want.

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

Again your solution is technically correct but they want you to use the toUpperCase() method and string concatenation when assigning userName.

Hope that helps!

cordarro gordon
cordarro gordon
621 Points

Lol Thanks, I did that code like 50 different ways, but I was able to figure it out.

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

I think that was the 50th try but thank you for helping me