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JavaScript JavaScript Basics Working with Strings Combine and Manipulate Strings

Posted by Micheal Jones
Micheal Jones
3,972 Points

I have no idea what im doing wrong here.

app.js 
let firstName = "micheal";
let lastName = "jones";
let role = "developer";
let msg = "micheal "+ "jones: " + "developer";
let msg = role.toUppercase();

3 Answers

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

I guess my previous hints weren't quite sufficient. Here's a few more:

  • you should use the variables to create the message
  • for example, instead of "micheal " + "jones: " you might write firstName + " " + lastName + ": "
  • the role is only part of the message and should be concatenated with the rest
Micheal Jones
Micheal Jones
3,972 Points

Sorry Im still lost on this im trying to set developer into uppercase letters.

Micheal Jones
Micheal Jones
3,972 Points

shouldn't it be ...... role.UpperCase();

Ashton Little
Ashton Little
7,352 Points
Ashton Little
Ashton Little
7,352 Points

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

Ashton Little
Ashton Little
7,352 Points
Ashton Little
Ashton Little
7,352 Points

Sorry it’s sloppy, on cell

Micheal Jones
Micheal Jones
3,972 Points

Sorry man theres just something im not getting. Im trying to set "developer" into uppercase letters.

Micheal Jones
Micheal Jones
3,972 Points

shouldn't it be..... role.UpperCase();

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

Micheal Jones — The correct method name is "to‍UpperCase()".

Ashton Little
Ashton Little
7,352 Points
Ashton Little
Ashton Little
7,352 Points

its role.toUpperCase()..... role.UpperCase() will not do anything as that is not the correct method (think this is correct term)

So we define a total of three variables let firstName = "Jim" let lastName = "Bob" let role = "developer"

THEN WE WILL CONCATENATE

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