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JavaScript JavaScript Basics (Retired) Working With Numbers The Random Challenge Solution

William Coshburn
William Coshburn
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Posted by William Coshburn
William Coshburn
6,125 Points

Why is <p> in quoates? <p> "<p>" + randomNumber + " is a number between 1 and " + topNumber + ".</p>";

Why did we put the html tag <p> in quoates on line 4?

"<p>" + randomNumber + " is a number between 1 and " + topNumber + ".</p>";

Maybe I'm over thinking things but I'm trying to understand each step. Thanks!

1 Answer

Emmanuel C
Emmanuel C
10,636 Points
Emmanuel C
Emmanuel C
10,636 Points

Because itll turn that entire statement into a one big string. Then when he uses document.write(), he'll insert that string as it was a html tag. If random number was 5 and top number is 10. The string would look like

var message = "<p>5 is a number between 1 and 10.</p> ";

Which is a valid html statement, then the javascript will write that to the document, as if you manually wrote that to the html document. I hope that made sense.

William Coshburn
William Coshburn
6,125 Points
William Coshburn
William Coshburn
6,125 Points

Oh so that's why without the <p> nothing shows. I figured without the p the line would still print. That part I didn't get.

Emmanuel C
Emmanuel C
10,636 Points
Emmanuel C
Emmanuel C
10,636 Points

Its doesnt have to be a <p>, It could be any element. The document.write() function simply writes any string to the document, as if you typed it into the html. So the string should be a valid html statement.