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JavaScript D3.js Data Binding with D3.js Data Binding

Posted by philipquach
philipquach
3,986 Points

code challenge

I am trying to complete the code challenge to change the stroke colors of 1973 and 1974 and it's giving me errors. Can someone help with debugging my code?

.style('stroke', function(d) {year = d.DATE.substring(0,4) if (year === '1973') { return 'blue'} else if (year === '1974') {return 'green'} else {return 'white'})

1 Answer

Ali M Malik
Ali M Malik
33,293 Points
Ali M Malik
Ali M Malik
33,293 Points

The challenge asks for a different color for 1973, the phrasing might have tricked you into adding the else if statement for 1974. Otherwise your code is fine. 

        .style('stroke', function(d){
            year = d.DATE.substring(0,4) 
            if (year === "1973") {
                return "blue"
            }
            else {
                return "#ff00f5"
            }
        })
        .style('fill', function(d) {
            year = d.DATE.substring(0,4)
            if (year === "1973") {
                return "blue"
            }
            else {
                return "#ff00f5"
            }
        });

Hope this helps