A list of hints for the challenges in the Console Logs, Alerts and Prompts lesson..
Last updated - July 23, 2024
Checkpoint |
Try setting a new variable equal to the prompt function Make sure you put an acceptable value into the "alert()" function Try putting a value into "console.log()" |
Journaling |
Check to make sure you have 3 different console.log() statements. Does your console.log() statement start and end with quotation marks? Is there a semi-colon at the very end of each of your console.log() statements? If you want to include a quotation mark in your journal entry you have to "escape" it since it is a special character that starts and ends the string. Escape the quotation mark by putting a backslash, \ , before it.3 |
Say Hello! |
Check to make sure you have 3 different alert() statements. Does your alert() statement start and end with quotation marks? Is there a semi-colon at the very end of each of your alert() statements? If you want to include a quotation mark in your alert you have to "escape" it since it is a special character that starts and ends the string. Escape the quotation mark by putting a backslash, \ , before it. |
Take Your Order |
Did you include console.log and pass it something to log? Did you call then prompt() function three times, and pass it a question for the user? Did you call the prompt() function three times? Be sure and include the words "Main Course" "Drink" and "Dessert" in your prompts! |
School Calendar |
Did you remember to create at least 3 alert statements? Did you log at least 3 statements to the console? Did you follow each alert with a prompt asking if the user is going? |
Weather Report |
Did you prompt the user for the weather for the next 5 days? Did you log the weather for each day to the console? Do you have an alert statement alert( ) ? |
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