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Pedro Oliveira
2,902 PointsCould this be a better solution based on what we've been taught?
const firstName = prompt("Tell us your first name:");
const lastName = prompt("Tell us your last name:");
const fullName = `${firstName.toUpperCase()} ${lastName.toUpperCase()}`
const number = firstName.length + lastName.length;
alert(`The string '${fullName}' is ${number} number of characters long.`);
This is what I've done before seeing the solution.
Why do I want to know If this is best.
First, I we want to count character shouldn't we count space out?
Second, won't it make sense to use template literal instead of adding up variables to get the full name?
Third, isn't it more simple to construct the alert message using template literal?
Cheers
1 Answer
Robert Manolis
Treehouse Guest TeacherHey Pedro Oliveira, great questions. A space is a character, so those should be counted. And the difference between interpolated template literals and old school concatenated strings is really just a style choice. They both work equally well and accomplish the same thing.
