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JavaScript JavaScript Basics Working with Strings Display the Value of a String on a Page

Jasper Kop
Jasper Kop
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Posted by Jasper Kop
Jasper Kop
10,423 Points

Why is there an extra line for the .toUpperCase() ?

it felt a bit to much so when I tried to rewrite the lines I came up with the next solution

const shout = prompt("What do you want to shout?"); //const shout= stringToShout.toUpperCase(); const shoutMessage=The message to shout is :${shout.toUpperCase()}!!;

console.log(shoutMessage)

I changed the variable of the first line. and it works but... there is probably a good reason why it has been written on a separate line.

3 Answers

Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,269 Points
Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,269 Points

The instruction examples will often separate operations into individual statements for clarity. But when writing your own code, you can get the same results more compactly using techniques like method chaining. In this case you can skip the creation of "stringToShout" completely:

const shout = prompt("What do you want to shout? ").toUpperCase();

The only concern might be if this is part of a larger program and the original input is needed by code later on (or the upper-cased version in your example).

Bolivar Arguello
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Bolivar Arguello
Front End Web Development Techdegree Student 9,429 Points
Bolivar Arguello
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Bolivar Arguello
Front End Web Development Techdegree Student 9,429 Points

// I also did it last this and it worked.

let stringToShout = prompt("what do you want to shout?"); //let shout = stringToShout.toUpperCase(); let shoutMessage = <h2>the message to shout is: ${stringToShout.toUpperCase()}!!</h2>; console.log(shoutMessage); //alert(shoutMessage);

document.querySelector('main').innerHTML=shoutMessage;

James Summers
James Summers
704 Points
James Summers
James Summers
704 Points

same answer as Steven, but I think it also makes the code easier to read.