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1,797 PointsWhat's wrong with the code?
Are there any mistakes in this line of code?
var visitorName = prompt('What is your name');
I can't tell what's wrong with it. The prompt box is not popping up when I press on webpage view. I have made sure I have saved everything and that is not the problem.
Robert Moss
1,797 PointsThe entire code was just:
var visitorName = prompt('What is your name');
alert(visitorName);
I was going through the video and my code was not having the same effect on the webpage as the instructors. It is word for word what he wrote.
I have noticed this happen a few times, usually the first lesson when I start a session on Treehouse. I will be writing really basic code verbatim for what the instructor is writing and it will have no effect on the webpage when I view it.
Is it just me?
3 Answers
Jason Anders
Treehouse Moderator 145,860 PointsHey Robert,
Your code works fine in my console. It may be a security setting in your browser that is preventing what is essentially a 'popup.' I use chrome, with pretty much only the default settings for Treehouse and haven't encountered any problems so far.
I'm not sure what to tell you... the code is correct.
Justin Eaton
6,133 PointsHad the same problem in all browsers. Just checked my code with safari web inspector and it said there were also errors on lines 84 and 86 of the main.css file. I couldn't see any errors but I deleted and re-typed the * symbol on each line and suddenly the prompt started working. Glitch maybe?
Hayden LaBrie
2,913 PointsI had to refresh the page for it to pop up. Hopefully that works!
Phong Somlith
5,675 PointsI had this same issue and did what Hayden did. It works. Thanks Hayden!
Gina Scalpone
21,330 PointsGina Scalpone
21,330 PointsThere's nothing wrong with this code. What does the rest of your code look like?