Hi there,
A string is defined as characters on keyboard surrounded by a quote. How come the instruction number 4 is not surrounded by parenthesis ? 20.49 comprises numbers and dot sign(.), so I expect it to be a string
Just to make sure we are talking about the same thing, you are referring to step 4/10 “Data Types” where it says:
Data types are the classifications we give to the different kinds of data that we use in >programming. In JavaScript, there are seven fundamental data types:
- Number : Any number, including numbers with decimals:
4,8,1516,23.42.- String : Any grouping of characters on your keyboard (letters, numbers, spaces, symbols, etc.) >surrounded by single quotes:
' ... 'or double quotes" ... ". Though we prefer single quotes. Some >people like to think of string as a fancy word for text.
correct? In the United States numbers with decimal parts are represented with a dot .
I know that in other countries is common to use a comma , instead. So a number like 23.42 is a valid number, with an integer part (23) and a decimal part (42).
Please feel free to keep asking questions, it can be confusing!
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