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jay ang
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jay ang
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Hangman- Current progress

inside the enhance for loop it checks for the (hits.indexOf(letter) != -1) instead of (answer.indexOf(letter) !) why?

1 Answer

Fahad Mutair
Fahad Mutair
10,359 Points

hi jay ang , (hits.indexOf(letter) != -1) it will show the correct letter you have guessed only.

but ,(answer.indexOf(letter) != -1) it will show all letters that you have guessed even the wrong one , which we don't want