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

hala great
hala great
629 Points
Posted by hala great
hala great
629 Points

Use the JavaScript .toUpperCase( ) string method to assign an all uppercase version of the id variable to the userName v

Hello, can I get any help with this task ?

app.js 
var id = "23188xtr";
var lastName = "Smith";
console.log(id.toUpperCase());
var userName= id + "Smith"
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>
Dave StSomeWhere
Dave StSomeWhere
19,870 Points
Dave StSomeWhere
Dave StSomeWhere
19,870 Points

Sure can, what is your question?

2 Answers

Andrey Misikhin
Andrey Misikhin
16,529 Points
Andrey Misikhin
Andrey Misikhin
16,529 Points

You didn't assign your uppercased id to variable before send it to console. Try this: var userName = id.toUpperCase() + "Smith"; console.log(userName );

Jacob Mishkin
Jacob Mishkin
23,118 Points
Jacob Mishkin
Jacob Mishkin
23,118 Points

You're on the right track, but there are a couple of things that need fixing. Let's take a look at what you have so far. 

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

So when you start the challenge. First remember that these challenges are just like any other program, so if you take an extra step it will make your answer as wrong. Here you console.log the answer, where the question asks you to add it to the variable userName, not to console.log it. Secondly, for userName you have id + "Smith". An idea, why use the variable id and then not use the variable lastName? remember lastName = "Smith", so if I wrote id + lastName that would give me 23188xtrSmith. If you have data in a variable use the variable not the data.