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Frank Formica
3,595 PointsWhat else should I do?
What else should I do?
var myName = "Frank"
var myAge = 29
var message = myName + myAge = "Frank is 29"
2 Answers
Kyle Knapp
21,526 PointsHi Frank,
The challenge is expecting "Frank is 29", so you'll need to add " is " between myName and myAge. This is called concatenating strings. "Concatenating" just means "joining together". In Javascript, the simplest way to concatenate strings is to use the + sign, like so:
var message = myName + " is " + myAge;
You'll also need to remove = "Frank is 29", as re-assigning values to a variable in the same expression is not valid syntax. Also, assigning var message equal to "Frank is 29" would print "Frank is 29" every time you ran the program. In this case, we want the message to change when the values of myName and myAge change, so we should use the variables myName and myAge instead of hard-coded values.
David Brener
3,794 PointsFrank, you can combine the variables to create your message using concatenation, as shown below.
var myName = "Frank"
var myAge = 29
var message = myName + " is " + myAge
when you run message in the console, it should display "Frank is 29".
David Brener
3,794 PointsDavid Brener
3,794 PointsFrank, Could you include a little more information on exactly what the issue is you may be struggling with? This will help clarify your question to the forum. Thanks!