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JavaScript

Sammuel Nevarez
Sammuel Nevarez
1,552 Points
Posted by Sammuel Nevarez
Sammuel Nevarez
1,552 Points

Is there a rule of thumb or best practice when adding new instances to a variable by using the += operator?

Instead of breaking down my string in to different sections for stroyMsg, I wrote out the entire thing. 

var adj = prompt("Insert an adjective.");
var verb = prompt("Insert a verb.");
var noun = prompt("Insert a noun.");
var words = adj + verb + noun;
console.log(words);
var storyMsg = 'The ' + noun + ' will get up and ' + verb + ' in a ' + adj + ' way.';
document.write(storyMsg);
alert("Your story is ready!");
Chyno Deluxe
Chyno Deluxe
16,936 Points

//fixed code presentation

1 Answer

Chyno Deluxe
Chyno Deluxe
16,936 Points

There is no wrong way to do it, however, readability should always be priority. An alternative way of writing it would be like the example below of any breakdown you choose.

var storyMsg = 'The ' + noun;
 storyMsg += ' will get up and ';
 storyMsg += verb + ' in a ' + adj + ' way.';