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Variables and Strings Challenge Solution

5:32 with Guil Hernandez

This video covers one solution to the "Variables and Strings" challenge.

"Variables and Strings" Challenge Solution

// 1. Declare variables and capture input.
const adjective = prompt('Please type an adjective.');
const verb = prompt('Please type a verb.');
const noun = prompt('Please type a noun.');

// 2. Combine the input with other words to create a story.
const sentence = `<p>There once was a ${adjective} programmer who wanted to use JavaScript to ${verb} the ${noun}.</p>`;

// 3. Display the story as a <p> inside the <main> element.
document.querySelector('main').innerHTML = sentence;

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    Now, let me show you my solution, 0:00
    which you can reference in the teacher's notes and project files with this video. 0:00
    Remember, I suggested breaking down the program into small, testable steps, so 0:04
    I'm not going to try to write the entire program all at once. 0:08
    In fact, 0:12
    I'm going to start at the end with my complete sentence as a paragraph element. 0:12
    Between the &lt;p&gt; tags, I'll type, 0:19
    There once was a [adjective] programmer 0:23

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