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JavaScript Object-Oriented JavaScript: Challenge Adding the Game Logic Build the updateGameState() Method

Posted by David Aguirre
David Aguirre
8,170 Points

A quick refresh

So in this case in the UpdateGameState method

the final line it's concatenating the to get the specific winner.

Can somebody explain the syntax and how it works?

this.gameOver( ${target.owner.name} wins!)

1 Answer

Steven Parker
Steven Parker
229,783 Points
Steven Parker
Steven Parker
229,783 Points

Here's that line with formatting:

    this.gameOver(`${target.owner.name} wins!`);

The "gameOver" method of the current object ("this") is being called, and passed a string argument.

The argument is constructed with a template literal which includes a placeholder (enclosed with "${}") to be substituted. The substituted value is the "name" property of the "owner" object which is a property of the "target" argument that was given to this method.

Does that clear it up?