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JavaScript JavaScript Basics Working with Strings Combine and Manipulate Strings

Carlos Jimenez
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Carlos Jimenez
Courses Plus Student 4,242 Points
Posted by Carlos Jimenez
Carlos Jimenez
Courses Plus Student 4,242 Points

JavaScript challenge question

let msg = firstName + lastName: + role; I keep getting "Cannot read property '1' null, and "Make sure you have spaces" between firstName, and lastName." I have tried every combination I can think of and have taken photos of all them. Help!!! plz ;)

app.js 
let firstName = 'Carlos';
let lastName = 'Jimenez';
let role = 'developer';

let msg = firstName +  lastName: +  role;

2 Answers

Bramyn Payne
Bramyn Payne
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Bramyn Payne
Bramyn Payne
19,589 Points

firstName, lastName, and role are all strings, so you need to concatenate them with additional strings of colons and spaces to get the correct formatting.

For example:

let greeting = "Hello";
let name = "John";
let message = greeting + ", " name;

Hope this helps

Carlos Jimenez
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Carlos Jimenez
Courses Plus Student 4,242 Points
Carlos Jimenez
Carlos Jimenez
Courses Plus Student 4,242 Points

let msg = firstName + ' ' +lastName +' : ' +' ' + role; This was final correct answer to the challenge question. I have intentionally added spacing to view more comfortably here. The string concatenation must be used with + and spacing between objects to be right thanks for the insight.