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JavaScript Treehouse Club - MASH MASH - JavaScript How Your JavaScript Works Together

Mandaar Dahale
Mandaar Dahale
2,527 Points
Posted by Mandaar Dahale
Mandaar Dahale
2,527 Points

function random_number

I understood purpose of all the functions except 'random_number'. couldn't figure out, for what purpose it is being used in code? just out of curiosity. please help!!

1 Answer

Liam Walls
Liam Walls
7,998 Points

It is being used to select a random item from the array...so it says:

 var randomNumber = random_number(4);
return mash[randomNumber];

This selects a random item from the array, as there is 5 items in the array it will either be 0,1,2,3,4 item.