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JavaScript JavaScript Basics Working with Strings Combine and Manipulate Strings

How do I answer this question correctly?

app.js
let firstName = "Callie";
let lastName = "Crownover";
let role = "developer";
let msg = firstName '' + lastName + ':' + role;

Below role, create a new variable named msg that combines the firstName, lastName and role variables to create a string like "Carlos Salgado: developer".

HINT: Pay close attention to the spaces in the string.

it keeps giving me a response of "Bummer: Cannot read property '1' of null".... I've tried 7 ways to Sunday and I can't seem to figure out how to fix it?

3 Answers

Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,248 Points

I see 3 issues:

  • there should be a + operator between "firstName" and the quoted string
  • the first quoted string should have a space in it
  • the second quoted string should have a space after the colon

Wow, you made that seem so simple. Thank you!

let firstName = "Anwar";
let lastName ="Haq";
let role = 'developer'

let msg = firstName + ' ' + lastName + ': '+ role;

Thanks!!!

let msg = firstName + ' ' + lastName + ':' + role + '.';