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SyntaxError: Unexpected Identifier in Chrome's Javascript console

I tested this javascript in Chrome's Javascript console and it returned SyntaxError: Unexpected Identifier.

I got this code from a tutorial and was just testing Chrome's console so i expected it to work, unless I'm using the console wrong?

Code:

var visitorName = "Chuck";
var myOldString = "Hello username. I hope you enjoy your stay username.";
var myNewString = myOldString.replace ("username," visitorName);

document.write("Old String = " + myOldString);
document.write("<br/>New string = " + myNewString);

Output:

SyntaxError: Unexpected identifier
Solution

  • The comma got eaten by the quotes!

    This part:

    ("username," visitorName);

    Should be this:

    ("username", visitorName);

    Aside: For pasting code into the console, you can paste them in one line at a time to help you pinpoint where things went wrong ;-)