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JavaScript JavaScript Basics Working with Strings Combine and Manipulate Strings

Posted by Tina Camara
Tina Camara
8,552 Points

const firstName = 'first name'; const lastName = 'last name'; const role = 'developer'; const msg = (firstName + " " +

What is wrong with code

app.js 
const firstName = 'first name';
const lastName = 'last name';
const role = 'developer';

const msg = (firstName + " " + lastName + ':' + role + '.');
const msg = role.toUpperCase();
Trevor Mudarikwa
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Trevor Mudarikwa
Front End Web Development Techdegree Student 10,478 Points

you're re-declaring a const - msg and also reassigning a value to it. You cant do that. A const variable should be constant, never changing.

1 Answer

Thomas Davidson
Thomas Davidson
7,243 Points
Thomas Davidson
Thomas Davidson
7,243 Points

Hey Tina,

You can't re-declare a const variable.

Try creating a new variable which has the value of the role variable but in uppercase and placing this new variable into the msg variable.

You'll need to create this variable before the msg variable.

Let me know if that makes sense or if you're still having trouble.