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JavaScript JavaScript Basics (Retired) Storing and Tracking Information with Variables Capturing Visitor Input and Writing It to the Page

Posted by idriss Elouilani
idriss Elouilani
Courses Plus Student 1,232 Points

create var answer; then usedti prompt() to ask "what day is ?" and store the answer variable

create var answer; used the prompt () method to ask user "what day is it "and store the result answer variable

var answer; var answer=("what day is it ?"); alert (answer); I wrote like this it doesn't through second Question

scripts.js 
var answer;
var answer= prompt("what day is it ?");
alert(sunday);
index.html 
<!DOCTYPE HTML>
<html>
<head>
  <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8">
  <title>JavaScript Basics</title>
</head>
<body>
<script src="scripts.js"></script>
</body>
</html>

3 Answers

Henrik Christensen
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Henrik Christensen
Python Web Development Techdegree Student 38,322 Points
Henrik Christensen
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Henrik Christensen
Python Web Development Techdegree Student 38,322 Points

Just do it like this:

// just store the prompt inside the variable you created in task 1
var answer = prompt("What day is it?");
// and don't add the alert() because you was never asked to create it
Joseph Davidson
Joseph Davidson
8,667 Points
Joseph Davidson
Joseph Davidson
8,667 Points

This is your solution:

var answer = prompt("What day is it?");
document.write(answer);

You do not have to declare the variable twice.

SP Prabhakar
SP Prabhakar
11,429 Points
SP Prabhakar
SP Prabhakar
11,429 Points
  1. you cannot declare same variable name two times with "var" key.
  2. read question carefully, it would be "What" in place of "what". 3.your final answer would be var answer = prompt("What day is it?"); document.write(answer);

good luck!!!