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JavaScript Build a Simple Dynamic Site with Node.js Creating a Basic Template Engine in Node.js A Simple Merge Utility

varlevi
varlevi
8,113 Points
Posted by varlevi
varlevi
8,113 Points

Generic Error Giving Me No Help

Hi! I've been trying to complete this code challenge, but am not receiving any helpful errors. All I'm getting is a "Bummer: Your implementation is off. Try again." message. Need something to help me more forward!

index.js 
var utilities = require("./utilities");

var mailValues = {};

mailValues.first_name = "Janet";

var emailTemplate = "Hi %first_name%! Thanks for completing this code challenge :)";

var mergedContent = utilities.merge(emailTemplate, mailValues);

//mergedContent === "Hi Janet! Thanks for completing this code challenge :)";
utilities.js 
function merge(content, values) {
  for (key in values) {
    content = "Hi " + values[key] + "! Thanks for completing this code challenge :)"
  }
  return content;
}


module.exports.merge = merge;

1 Answer

du
du
203 Points
du
du
203 Points

Looks like you have the loop done alright. Maybe try something with String.prototyp.replace() like:

content = content.replace(...);

By using replace, you could replace the text between the percent signs with the value in values[key]. Hope this helps :)