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TylerWithVCU
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October 13, 2022
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Help with adding variable to strings

  • October 13, 2022
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Hello community! I'm trying to add a variable value to a string but my only experience with this are using the backticks and that doesn't seem to work. Here is what I have:

 

const t175CM = Number(this.getField("t175CultureMiddle").value);

const vIsletM = Number(this.getField("volumeIsletMiddle").value);

const cARm = (t175CM * 30) - vIsletM;

if (cARm < 0) {
    const removed = '${cARm} mL-removed';
    event.value = removed;
} else {
    const added = '${cARm} mL-added';
    event.value = added;
}

 Would appreciate some help. I got the impression in some other searches I need use a document level function but I'm probably not the sharpest knife in the drawer and not sure what that actually means.

 

Thanks in advance!

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Correct answer Bernd Alheit

You can add text with

cARm + "text"

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October 13, 2022

That format is used in Perl and shell scripting.  Make sure your learning materials are specifically for JavaScript. 

Bernd Alheit
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Bernd AlheitCommunity ExpertCorrect answer
Community Expert
October 13, 2022

You can add text with

cARm + "text"

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TylerWithVCUAuthor
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October 14, 2022

Thanks! This worked though I swear I tried this before! The working code is this for me.

 

var t175CM = Number(this.getField("t175CultureMiddle").value);

var vIsletM = Number(this.getField("volumeIsletMiddle").value);

var cARm = (t175CM * 30) - vIsletM;

if (cARm < 0) {
    event.value = cARm + " mL-removed";
} else {
    event.value = cARm + " mL-added";
}

 

Nesa Nurani
Community Expert
Nesa NuraniCommunity Expert
Community Expert
October 13, 2022

Replace 'const' with 'var'.

also these lines won't work

'${cARm} mL-removed';

and

'${cARm} mL-added';
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