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JavaScript JavaScript Basics (Retired) Storing and Tracking Information with Variables Create a variable with a string

Posted by zachary wilborn
zachary wilborn
1,557 Points

I am using the document.write() statement but it is saying that i am not. i use document.write(player);

tell me what i am doing wrong please.

app.js 
var player = 'Jasmine'
index.html 
<!DOCTYPE HTML>
<html>
<head>
  <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8">
  <title>JavaScript Basics</title>
</head>
<body>
  document.write();
<script src="app.js"></script>
 document.write()
</body>
</html>

3 Answers

Peter Vanderlind de Oliveira
Peter Vanderlind de Oliveira
7,376 Points
Peter Vanderlind de Oliveira
Peter Vanderlind de Oliveira
7,376 Points

The first task should be:

var player = 'Jasmine';

You didn't type the ; symbol

The second task you just add:

document.write(player);

One last thing, you're supposed to do everything inside the app.js tab, that's where the javascript code is placed, you used document.write() inside the index.html tab. It won't work because it's a different language.

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  • Line 8 and 10 document.write(); is outside the script tags. Notice I have removed it.
  • Notice I have added document.write(); inside the script tags.
  • This piece of code var player = 'Jasmine' needs a ; a the end.
<!DOCTYPE HTML>
<html>
  <head>
    <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8">
    <title>JavaScript Basics</title>
  </head>
  <body>
    <script src="app.js">
      document.write(player);
    </script>
  </body>
</html>
zachary wilborn
zachary wilborn
1,557 Points
zachary wilborn
zachary wilborn
1,557 Points

i had the syntax correct. i just never put it inside the script. thanks

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You are welcome :)