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JavaScript Object-Oriented JavaScript Object Basics Filling Out the Play Method

Posted by Mark Harrigan
Mark Harrigan
7,686 Points

I don't know what I am doing

I'm not 100% certain what to do here?

object.js 
const player1 = {
    name: 'Ashley',
    color: 'purple',
    isTurn: true,
    play: function(){
     if (player1.isTurn === true) {
     }
    }
}

3 Answers

Johnathan Guzman
Johnathan Guzman
7,432 Points
Johnathan Guzman
Johnathan Guzman
7,432 Points

Hey Mark,

Just to re-iterate what Steven said, you don't need to refer to the object as it's "name"(in this case, it is player1) when working within it's scope.

Since we are working inside of it, we can refer to it as "this" and then target the desired property(for this challenge, it is "isTurn").

Below is a copy of my code:

const player1 = {
    name: 'Ashley',
    color: 'purple',
    isTurn: true,
    play: function(){
        if(this.isTurn){

        }
    }
}

I hope this helps.

Steven Parker
Steven Parker
229,708 Points
Steven Parker
Steven Parker
229,708 Points

Close, but instead of using the instance name, an object should always refer to itself as "this".

Also, when testing a Boolean, it's not necessary to compare it to "true" — you only need to name it.

     if (this.isTurn) {
Mark Harrigan
Mark Harrigan
7,686 Points
Mark Harrigan
Mark Harrigan
7,686 Points

Hey Johnathan, Steven,

Thank you both for your responses, that does help.