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

Antonio Montalvo
Antonio Montalvo
10,549 Points
Posted by Antonio Montalvo
Antonio Montalvo
10,549 Points

The code seems to be correct but it won't let me pass. Why?

Complete the assignment to the userName variable by adding a # symbol followed by an all uppercase version of the lastName variable. In other words, using string concatenation so that the final value of userName is "23188XTR#SMITH".

alert executes the right answer.

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

var userName = id.toUpperCase();
lastName = lastName.toUpperCase();
userName += "#";
alert(userName+lastName);
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

Dan Oswalt
Dan Oswalt
23,438 Points

It's asking you to assign the whole new string to userName, so:

var userName = id.toUpperCase() + "#" + lastName.toUpperCase();
Eric Roellig
Eric Roellig
9,150 Points
Eric Roellig
Eric Roellig
9,150 Points

try something like this

userName += "#" + lastName.toUpperCase();