Learn Introductory JavaScript by Building a Pyramid Generator - Step 10

[rokan23]

Tell us what’s happening:

It is telling me to “assign” the string test to my secondCharacter variable. I don’t understand where to put my “test” string. I am on step 10 of Introductory Javascript by building a Pyramid Generator. Please do help me
My code is:
let secondCharacter;
console.log(secondCharacter);
let secondCharacter;
secondCharacter = " ";

Your code so far

// User Editable Region

let character = 'Hello';
console.log(character);
character = "World";
let secondCharacter;
console.log(secondCharacter);
let secondCharacter;
secondCharacter = "";


// User Editable Region

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Challenge Information:

Learn Introductory JavaScript by Building a Pyramid Generator - Step 10

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[Teller]

Welcome to the forum @rokan23

Please remove the line of code indicated below.

@rokan23

let secondCharacter;
console.log(secondCharacter);
let secondCharacter;    <<==== remove this line
secondCharacter = ""; 

Variables declared with the let keyword can be declared only once.

The next hint message will show you what to do to complete the challenge.

Happy coding

[stephenmutheu]

You’ll notice that this line

@rokan23

let character = 'Hello';

Differs from this one.

@rokan23

let secondCharacter;

The first is declared and initialized while the second is only declared. To declare is to form a variable while to initialize is to give the variable a value.

Give your secondCharacter variable a value

[rokan23]

Yea, thats what i thought, yet it still says “I should add the ‘string’ test to the variable.”
It’s teaching me to add a value to a "unitialized variable. i will try to follow your advice, thanks

[rokan23]

Thanks Teller, I’ll try it.

[rokan23]

Ok so it worked! Thank you teller and stephen!