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Front End Web Development Techdegree Student 15,542 Points'new' keyword
in the activity method, why is the new
keyword used in the today variable, and not in the hours?
1 Answer
Steven Parker
231,172 PointsThe new
keyword is used when creating a new object. The today
variable holds a newly created Date
object, but the hours
variable only holds a number.