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JavaScript JavaScript Basics Working with Strings Combine and Manipulate Strings

Gavin Winstanley
Gavin Winstanley
190 Points
Posted by Gavin Winstanley
Gavin Winstanley
190 Points

struggling to understand where I am going wrong with this code? const firstName = "Gavin" const lastName = "Winstanley"

app.js 
const firstName = "Gavin"
const lastName = "Winstanley"
const role = 'developer'
var msg = firstname + ' ' + lastname +' ':; + role:;

1 Answer

Peter Vann
Peter Vann
36,427 Points
Peter Vann
Peter Vann
36,427 Points

Hi Gavin!

Task 1 looks good (but I'd stick to consistent quotes - use all single or all double).

Task 2 the syntax is close but needs some fixes, like this (notice the Name part of the vars should be capitalized/camelCase in the msg)

const firstName = 'Gavin';
const lastName = 'Winstanley';
const role = 'developer';
var msg = firstName + ' ' + lastName + ': ' + role;

Make sure your msg spacing is accurate!

For Task3, just add .toUpperCase() to role.

Keep in mind Task 3 could also be written (using template literal syntax) like this:

var msg = `${firstName} ${lastName}: ${role.toUpperCase()}`; // make sure to wrap it in backticks

I hope that helps.

Stay safe and happy coding!