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JavaScript Object-Oriented JavaScript (2015) Introduction to Methods Adding a Method to an Object

Nick Stoneman
Nick Stoneman
10,093 Points
Posted by Nick Stoneman
Nick Stoneman
10,093 Points

Create a method on the contact object called fullName, use the programming from the printFullName function.

Stuck on this challenge question, and not clear about what is being asked for.

My code is below:

object.js 
function printFullName() {
  var firstName = "Andrew";
  var lastName = "Chalkley";
  console.log(firstName + " " + lastName);
}

var contact = {
  function fullName() {
    var firstName = "Andrew";
    var lastName = "Chalkley";
    console.log(firstName + " " + lastName);
  }
}

4 Answers

Pedro Marques
Pedro Marques
5,697 Points
Pedro Marques
Pedro Marques
5,697 Points 
var contact = {
  fullName: function printFullName() {
  var firstName = "Andrew";
  var lastName = "Chalkley";
  console.log(firstName + " " + lastName);
  }  
}

Alternatively, you could just make the function anonymous as in "function()". You don't really need to call it "printFullName" or whatever :)

danheffernan
danheffernan
10,004 Points
danheffernan
danheffernan
10,004 Points

Take a closer look at how you've created your object literal. The firstName and lastName properties aren't quite set up properly. Remember that key value pairs are expressed like so within an object literal: firstname: "Dan" with each property and value separated by a comma. Methods are setup much the same way within the object literal like so: printFullName: function() { do something }

Saqib Ishfaq
Saqib Ishfaq
13,912 Points
Saqib Ishfaq
Saqib Ishfaq
13,912 Points

Sergey Podgornyy i don't think in this particular question, using ' this ' is the requirement! And for everyone else....... what's being asked here is to simply create a method called fullName on contact object like this>>>

var contact = {
    fullName : function printFullName() {
    var firstName = "Andrew";
    var lastName = "Chalkley";
    console.log(firstName + " " + lastName);
    }
}
Robin Burton
Robin Burton
2,481 Points
Robin Burton
Robin Burton
2,481 Points 
var contact = {
  firstName: "Andrew",
  lastName: "Chalkley",
    fullName: function() {
    console.log(firstName + " " + lastName);
  }
}
Sergey Podgornyy
Sergey Podgornyy
20,660 Points
Sergey Podgornyy
Sergey Podgornyy
20,660 Points

Robin, it will not work. You need access this variables with this:

var contact = {
  firstName: "Andrew",
  lastName: "Chalkley",
  fullName: function() {
    console.log(this.firstName + " " + this.lastName);
  }
}