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JavaScript Object-Oriented JavaScript Working with Classes in JavaScript Instantiating an object

Posted by Vanessa Velasco-Valles
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Vanessa Velasco-Valles
Front End Web Development Techdegree Graduate 12,200 Points

Create a variable called student. Set it equal to a new instance of class Student. The student object should be instanti

I'm not sure what's wrong with my code, can someone please tell me what to change? I'm confused

new_object.js 
class Student {
    constructor(gpa){
        this.gpa = gpa;
    }
}

const newstudent = new Student(3.9);

1 Answer

Brandon White
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Brandon White
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Brandon White
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Brandon White
Full Stack JavaScript Techdegree Graduate 35,763 Points

Hi Vanessa,

Your code looks great for the most part, but the instructions say for you to name the variable student. You’ve named yours newstudent. That’s the reason you aren’t passing the challenge.

Vanessa Velasco-Valles
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Vanessa Velasco-Valles
Front End Web Development Techdegree Graduate 12,200 Points

I fixed it, thank you for your help