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

Posted by Stanley Chosiasine
Stanley Chosiasine
1,694 Points

Using strings

Use .toUppercase string method?

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

var userName
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

Rhys Kearns
Rhys Kearns
4,976 Points
Rhys Kearns
Rhys Kearns
4,976 Points

lastName = lastName.toUpperCase(); So you are calling a function on the variable lastName

Tsenko Aleksiev
Tsenko Aleksiev
3,819 Points
Tsenko Aleksiev
Tsenko Aleksiev
3,819 Points

Hmm...isn't the challenge asking to use the method on the id and save it to the userName variable? Aka: var userName = id.toUpperCase(); ?