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JavaScript

Jonathan Grieve
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Jonathan Grieve
Treehouse Moderator 91,252 Points
Posted by Jonathan Grieve
Jonathan Grieve
Treehouse Moderator 91,252 Points

I think I understand Constructor Function prototypes, but... 

function Dice(sides) {
  this.sides = sides;
}

Dice.prototype.roll = function () {
    var randomNumber = Math.floor(Math.random() * this.sides) + 1;
    return randomNumber;
}

var dice = new Dice(6);
var dice10 = new Dice(10);

console.log(dice.roll === dice10.roll);

This code only seems to work for the 6th sided dice instance, since it checks the prototype. How would I get it to work for the dice10, instance or is this no longer an option? :)

Thanks

Dan Oswalt
Dan Oswalt
23,438 Points

dice10.roll() gives me 1-10 random rolls in the console, so it seems fine to me

Jonathan Grieve
Jonathan Grieve
Treehouse Moderator 91,252 Points
Jonathan Grieve
Jonathan Grieve
Treehouse Moderator 91,252 Points

Hmm, maybe i didn't delve into the console deep enough.

My main point was the UI, when you click the button the biggest number you get is still 6. :-)

Thanks for your reply.

1 Answer

Sean T. Unwin
Sean T. Unwin
28,690 Points
Sean T. Unwin
Sean T. Unwin
28,690 Points

Hi there Jonathan Grieve,

If you are going by the Workspace for this lesson, the console.log() statement is only run once upon loading dice.js. This may cause some of the confusion you are having.

To better understand how the roll() function is utilized I moved the console.log() statement to reside within ui.js instead of dice.js. More specifically within the button.onclick handler.

I have provided a Snapshot of my Workspace that you can view. Below is the code that I am describing:

ui.js 
/* ... Existing code ... */

button.onclick = function() {

/* Roll each of the dice on button click */
  var d6r = d6.roll();
  var d10r = d10.roll();
  var isDiceRollsEqual = (d6r === d10r);
/* Log the variables' value */
  console.log('d6r: ', d6r);
  console.log('d10r: ', d10r);
  console.log(isDiceRollsEqual);

  var result = d6r;

  printNumber(result);
};

I hope that helps clarify things for you. :)

Jonathan Grieve
Jonathan Grieve
Treehouse Moderator 91,252 Points
Jonathan Grieve
Jonathan Grieve
Treehouse Moderator 91,252 Points

Thanks for your clarification I think I understand a little better now :)