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JavaScript JavaScript Basics Working with Strings Combine and Manipulate Strings

MacKenzie Santiago
MacKenzie Santiago
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Posted by MacKenzie Santiago
MacKenzie Santiago
5,137 Points

let msg = firstName + " " + lastName +":" + role.toUpperCase() + ".";

I give up! WUTS Wrong?!

app.js 
let firstName = "MacKenzie";
let lastName = "Santiago";
let role = 'developer';
let msg = firstName + " " + lastName +":" + role.toUpperCase() + ".";

4 Answers

Jennifer Nordell
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Hi there, MacKenzie Santiago! You're doing fantastic and you are incredibly close. No reason to give up.

If I were to run this and use console.log(msg); to print the string, I would get back:

'MacKenzie Santiago:DEVELOPER.'

But it's looking for:

'MacKenzie Santiago: DEVELOPER'

Note that the second one has a space after the colon and no period/full stop on the end. So instead of using just a colon without a space after ":" try a ": " and put the extra space needed directly in that string. Then on the end, remove the + ".".

Hope this helps! :sparkles:

MacKenzie Santiago
MacKenzie Santiago
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MacKenzie Santiago
MacKenzie Santiago
5,137 Points

Awww......They threw a knuckle ball in there! Thank you!

MacKenzie Santiago
MacKenzie Santiago
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MacKenzie Santiago
MacKenzie Santiago
5,137 Points

I did what you asked me to do EXACTLY. It still did not pass.............

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Hi, Why don't you pass it with the new ES6 syntax template literal syntax? It worked perfectly for me.

let msg = `${firstName} ${lastName}: ${role.toUpperCase()}`;
MacKenzie Santiago
MacKenzie Santiago
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MacKenzie Santiago
MacKenzie Santiago
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Im sure you are correct but it wasnt part of the lesson plan for this assignment, like it is for the next assignment.

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Or, Do as the lady explained above.

let firstName = "MacKenzie";
let lastName = "Santiago";
let role = 'developer';
let msg = firstName + " " + lastName + ": " + role.toUpperCase();

It worked perfectly as well. :D

MacKenzie Santiago
MacKenzie Santiago
5,137 Points
MacKenzie Santiago
MacKenzie Santiago
5,137 Points

ok sorry it passed...........I forgot to take away the "." at the end