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JavaScript JavaScript Basics Working with Strings Combine and Manipulate Strings

Posted by Deshawn Nichols
Deshawn Nichols
8,741 Points

i cant get this to work

what am i doing wrong

app.js 
let firstName = "Sean";
let lastName = "Nichols"; 
let role = 'developer';

let msg = "Sean " + "Nichols: " + 'developer';
 let msg = ${Sean} ${Nichols}: ${role.toUpperCase()};

1 Answer

Martin Sole
Martin Sole
82,199 Points
Martin Sole
Martin Sole
82,199 Points

Hi

You don't appear to be using the variables firstName and lastName in either of the msg examples, you are using their values instead. Also when using a template literal(second msg) you need to surround it with back ticks, otherwise it won't work. so it should look like this

`${firstName} ${lastName}: ${role}`