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Start your free trialTerry Riggle
1,609 PointsJavaScript Basics Story Not working
So why in the story.js for Variables and Strings, when I use the ${} for the const sentence = coding line. I won't display the variables for the adjective, verb, and noun, it just displays the ${adjective}, ${verb}, and ${noun} in the sentence variable. Not sure why it isn't working on my end.
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Brandon White
Full Stack JavaScript Techdegree Graduate 35,771 PointsHi Terry,
Make sure the string that includes the template literals (i.e. ${adjective}) are surrounded by back-tics. Back tics look like this: `
Not at my computer right now, but if I remember correctly, they share the same key as the escape key.
Terry Riggle
1,609 PointsTerry Riggle
1,609 Pointswell do I feel silly now, I was using this ' instead of this ` hehe. Thanks, Brandon, really appreciate the quick response was driving me crazy trying to figure out my error.