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

Posted by Gena Israel
Gena Israel
2,047 Points

Why is the error task 1 is no longer passing?

i am not sure what i did wrong I tried using the += javascript code for this challenge...

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

var userName = id.toUpperCase() 
userName += # + lastName.toUpperCase()
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>

4 Answers

Jennifer Nordell
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Jennifer Nordell
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Jennifer Nordell
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Hi there, Gena! The reason it's saying that task 1 is no longer passing is because you've introduced a syntax error in your code. It doesn't understand what the hashtag is because you haven't enclosed it in quotation marks. There are a couple of ways to fix this. Using your code it could look like this:

var userName = id.toUpperCase() 
userName +=  "#" + lastName.toUpperCase()

Or another, possibly more elegant way to do it would be to do this:

var userName = id.toUpperCase() + "#" + lastName.toUpperCase();

:bulb: As a side note, JavaScript doesn't require you to end your statements in a semicolon as it has functions that can help do that for you. However, this can lead to ambiguous statements in the long run. It's considered best practice to end all statements in a semicolon.

Hope this helps! :sparkles:

Nando Delgado
Nando Delgado
7,157 Points
Nando Delgado
Nando Delgado
7,157 Points

Are you just trying to concatenate both strings into upper case first and last name? It's your number sign that was giving you an error.

var id = "23188xtr";
var lastName = "Smith";

var userName = id.toUpperCase() 
userName += " " + lastName.toUpperCase()
Gena Israel
Gena Israel
2,047 Points
Gena Israel
Gena Israel
2,047 Points

no, the challenge is Finally, add a # symbol and lastName in uppercase to the end of the userName string. The final value of userName is "23188XTR#SMITH".

so i thought i needed # sign

ve
ve
5,048 Points
ve
ve
5,048 Points

You forgot to put a semicolon on the end of each line.

Plus, you're missing the quote marks around your #:

userName += "#" + lastName.toUpperCase();
Gena Israel
Gena Israel
2,047 Points

still not passing