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JavaScript JavaScript Basics (Retired) Storing and Tracking Information with Variables Create a variable with a string

olu adesina
olu adesina
23,007 Points
Posted by olu adesina
olu adesina
23,007 Points

keeps telling me im wrong Create a player variable with the string 'Jasmine' in it. var player = 'jasmine';

Create a player variable with the string 'Jasmine' in it.

var player = 'jasmine'; alert(player);

app.js 
Create a player variable with the string 'Jasmine' in it.

var player = 'jasmine';
alert(player);
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

Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,269 Points
Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,269 Points

I see two issues in the code:

  • the output is case-sensitive and you wrote "jasmine" (lower case) instead of "Jasmine" (capital "J")
  • don't copy the instructions into the code area, or at least preface the line with ("//") to make it a comment.

Also, just in general you might not want to add other code like alert not specifically asked for, it may cause some challenges to not accept an otherwise suitable answer.

olu adesina
olu adesina
23,007 Points
olu adesina
olu adesina
23,007 Points

thanks for your help sir