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Mustafa Khan
6,224 PointsHow to write javascript function properly
I wrote the function getIndexOfColor, and it's intended to take in a color, and return the index of the color in the array colors, and if its not there, then return false. For some reason it always returns negative 1. Here is my code: https://w.trhou.se/w94g45a15k
2 Answers
Steven Parker
225,769 PointsI see a few issues:
- on line 7, you need parentheses after the "toLoweCase" method name to invoke it
- on line 8,you don't need a loop with "indexOf" as you would to search the colors individually
- on line 9, you have an assignment ("=") instead of an equality test ("==")
- that test is also not necessary when using "indexOf"
- on line 10, you return the value from "indexOf" without testing it, so will get -1 instead of "false" when not found
It might actually make more sense to return -1 for not found instead of false, to avoid the potential for misinterpreting the result by having a different type.
Update: fixed the line numbers.
Mustafa Khan
6,224 PointsOK, I edited it.
Mustafa Khan
6,224 PointsMustafa Khan
6,224 PointsThanks, but what do you mean for line 7? Wouldn't I want to have them lowercase so "Red" would be the same as "red"?
Mustafa Khan
6,224 PointsMustafa Khan
6,224 PointsI fixed it using the assignment here : https://w.trhou.se/k7v83kslip