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JavaScript

Oliver Sewell
Oliver Sewell
16,425 Points
Posted by Oliver Sewell
Oliver Sewell
16,425 Points

Hi i'm stuck with some javascript if anyone could help :)

  var names = ["squirtle", "pikachu", "charmander", "bulbasaur"];
  var levels = [5,7,3,12,15];
  var healths = [100,50,200,150];

  var rand1 = Math.floor(Math.random() * names.length);
  var rand2 = Math.floor(Math.random() * levels.length);
  var rand3 = Math.floor(Math.random() * healths.length);

  var pokemon = {
    name: names[rand1],
    level: levels[rand2],
    health: healths[rand3]
  }

window.onload = init;

function init() {
  var generate = document.getElementById("generate");
  generate.onclick = showAnswer;
}

function showAnswer(){
  alert(pokemon.name);
  alert(pokemon.level);
}

I'm trying to get it so when the user hits the generate button it will display a random pokemon name an level at random. Thank you in advance :)

3 Answers

Joni Laukkonen
Joni Laukkonen
15,429 Points

Hello Oliver,

I played around with that code a little and I got it running as you hoped for (I guess) I added some commenting in there hopefully this helps.

var names = ["squirtle", "pikachu", "charmander", "bulbasaur"];
var levels = [5, 7, 3, 12, 15];
var healths = [100, 50, 200, 150];

// Get the button, and when the user clicks on it, execute showAnswer
document.getElementById("generate").onclick = function() {
  showAnswer()
};

/* showAnswer */
function showAnswer() {
  /* Get rand numbers in function so they reset when function fires again */
  var rand1 = Math.floor(Math.random() * names.length);
  var rand2 = Math.floor(Math.random() * levels.length);
  var rand3 = Math.floor(Math.random() * healths.length);

  var pokemon = {
    name: names[rand1],
    level: levels[rand2],
    health: healths[rand3]
  }
  alert(pokemon.name);
  alert(pokemon.level);
}

//Run first once when window loaded
window.onload = showAnswer();
Oliver Sewell
Oliver Sewell
16,425 Points
Oliver Sewell
Oliver Sewell
16,425 Points

hi Sebastian Haviland , it isn't generating a random pokemon name or level the same ones appear when i click generate

Alexander Kobilinsky
Alexander Kobilinsky
359 Points
Alexander Kobilinsky
Alexander Kobilinsky
359 Points

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