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

Posted by daphnee jeune
daphnee jeune
2,183 Points

I dont understand what I'm doing wrong.

I've tried with the console log but no matter what I code, it's wrong. I am a little lost as to what it's asking me exactly.

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

var userName= 'id.toUpperCase()');
console.log('userName.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>

2 Answers

Halvard Bastiansen
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Halvard Bastiansen
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Halvard Bastiansen
Data Analysis Techdegree Student 14,886 Points

You are very close. Just remove the " " around both id.toUpperCase().

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

var userName= id.toUpperCase(); console.log(userName.toUpperCase());

Adam Beer
Adam Beer
11,314 Points
Adam Beer
Adam Beer
11,314 Points

You are near. First, inside the userName, delete the apostrophes and the closing bracket. Second, rewrite your whole code into the userName. Third, don't use console.log() method, unnecessary, did not ask from you the challenge. Like this, the first task solution,

var userName= id.toUpperCase();

When you use numbers, boolean values or methods, you can't use apostrophes, you can use only for strings and symbols. Please check Strings and values in JavaScript.

Hope this help.

Adam Beer
Adam Beer
11,314 Points
Adam Beer
Adam Beer
11,314 Points

//Output

var userName= 'id.toUpperCase()');
                                                        ^
SyntaxError: Unexpected token )

If you delete the closing bracket, the output is,

userName.toUpperCase()

You have been converted the console.log() content to string.

If you delete the apostophes, 

var userName= id.toUpperCase();
console.log(userName.toUpperCase());

the output is,

23188XTR

I think you should start using the Visual Studio Code. This is a code editor. The beginning is difficult to use, if you understand the editor it will help a lot.