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JavaScript JavaScript Basics Working with Strings Combine and Manipulate Strings

paul kavuma
paul kavuma
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Posted by paul kavuma
paul kavuma
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Hey, am not sure what is wrong with this code. Am to add the uppercase to role. Does anybody know what am doing wrong?

app.js 
let firstName='Paul';
let lastName='Kavuma';
let role = 'developer';
let msg = firstName + ' ' + lastName + ' ' + ':' + role.toUpperCase() + '.';

1 Answer

Mark Ryan
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Mark Ryan
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Hi, Paul!

You're close! You'll want your output to look exactly like this:

Paul Kavuma: DEVELOPER

There should be 2 spaces and 0 periods. Check back if that doesn't help!

paul kavuma
paul kavuma
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paul kavuma
paul kavuma
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Thank you very much, it worked.

Angelica Islas
Angelica Islas
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Angelica Islas
Angelica Islas
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I am stuck with the same problem. I wrote: let msg= firstName + ' ' + lastName: ' ' +role.toUppercase(); Would you be able to help me, Mark Ryan? Thanks.

Mark Ryan
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Hi, Angelica!

Of course I can help!

You're referencing lastName: which has a colon on the end resulting in unexpected token. Also, toUppercase() is not a String method, you'll need to use toUpperCase().

Your code:

let msg= firstName + ' ' + lastName: ' ' +role.toUppercase();

Try doing:

let msg = firstName + ' ' + lastName + ': ' + role.toUpperCase();
Angelica Islas
Angelica Islas
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Angelica Islas
Angelica Islas
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Thanks for your help, Mark Ryan!