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id: bd7123c9c450eddfaeb5bdef
title: Use Bracket Notation to Find the Nth Character in a String
challengeType: 1
---

## Description
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You can also use <dfn>bracket notation</dfn> to get the character at other positions within a string.
Remember that computers start counting at <code>0</code>, so the first character is actually the zeroth character.
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## Instructions
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Let's try to set <code>thirdLetterOfLastName</code> to equal the third letter of the <code>lastName</code> variable using bracket notation.
<strong>Hint</strong><br>Try looking at the <code>secondLetterOfFirstName</code> variable declaration if you get stuck.
</section>

## Tests
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```yml
- text: The <code>thirdLetterOfLastName</code> variable should have the value of <code>v</code>.
  testString: 'assert(thirdLetterOfLastName === ''v'', ''The <code>thirdLetterOfLastName</code> variable should have the value of <code>v</code>.'');'
- text: You should use bracket notation.
  testString: 'assert(code.match(/thirdLetterOfLastName\s*?=\s*?lastName\[.*?\]/), ''You should use bracket notation.'');'

```

</section>

## Challenge Seed
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<div id='js-seed'>

```js
// Example
var firstName = "Ada";
var secondLetterOfFirstName = firstName[1];

// Setup
var lastName = "Lovelace";

// Only change code below this line.
var thirdLetterOfLastName = lastName;


```

</div>


### After Test
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```js
console.info('after the test');
```

</div>

</section>

## Solution
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```js
var lastName = "Lovelace";
var thirdLetterOfLastName = lastName[2];
```

</section>