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JavaScript JavaScript Basics (Retired) Storing and Tracking Information with Variables Capturing Visitor Input and Writing It to the Page

Posted by Curtis Chadwell
Curtis Chadwell
3,150 Points

This is weird, but help me

Well I followed instructions and this is not my first rodeo with Javascript...Wh8ats wrong with it?

scripts.js 
var answer = "What day is it?";
prompt(answer);
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="scripts.js"></script>
</body>
</html>

2 Answers

Blake Larson
Blake Larson
13,014 Points
Blake Larson
Blake Larson
13,014 Points

You have the question stored as the answer. Using prompt(question) returns the answer in the answer variable.

var answer = prompt(question);

Curtis Chadwell
Curtis Chadwell
3,150 Points
Curtis Chadwell
Curtis Chadwell
3,150 Points

Thanks, I knew it was something simple.