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JavaScript Object-Oriented JavaScript: Challenge Building Constructor Methods and Generating Objects createSpaces() Method Solution

Birthe Vandermeeren
Birthe Vandermeeren
17,146 Points
Posted by Birthe Vandermeeren
Birthe Vandermeeren
17,146 Points

My createSpaces() method, using spaces[x] instead of .push(column)

Here's my code for the createSpaces() method:

createSpaces() {
        const spaces = [];

        for (let x = 0; x < this.columns; x++) {
            spaces[x] = [];

            for (let y = 0; y < this.rows; y++){
                spaces[x][y] = new Space(x, y);
            }
        }

        return spaces;
    }
Siddharth Pande
Siddharth Pande
9,046 Points
Siddharth Pande
Siddharth Pande
9,046 Points

My head bursts into flames after trying to understand your code. Please explain how it works?

Ian Ostrom
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Ian Ostrom
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Ian Ostrom
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Ian Ostrom
Full Stack JavaScript Techdegree Student 10,331 Points

Siddharth Pande, the unfamiliar part in her code is probably the use of spaces[x][y]. This references a location in the 2D array, which is one outer array with x number of inner arrays. The [x] is the index (location) in the outer array and the [y] is the location in the inner array.

Here's a sketch that might help clarify how it works.

mersadajan
mersadajan
21,306 Points

I like your method, you create just one variable instead of two and you don't use any push methods as you directly assign new spaces to their correct place in the two dimensional array!

Mohamed El-Damarawy
Mohamed El-Damarawy
11,294 Points

Well I'm creating an Array object for each column with predefined length, not sure which method is more convenient though !

    createSpaces() {
        const listOfSpaces = new Array(this.columns);
        for (let x = 0; x < this.columns; x++) {
            listOfSpaces[x] = new Array(this.rows);
            for (let y = 0; y < this.rows; y++)
                listOfSpaces[x][y] = new Space(x, y);
        }
        return listOfSpaces;
    }
Connor Nally
Connor Nally
22,401 Points

I just want to say that I did something similar, and when seeing the solution thought I was completely off, and was misunderstanding a lot. It's a massive relief to know I wasn't far off with my thinking.

1 Answer

Birthe Vandermeeren
Birthe Vandermeeren
17,146 Points
Birthe Vandermeeren
Birthe Vandermeeren
17,146 Points

Hi Siddharth Pande,

I do the following:

  • I create an empty array called spaces
  • For each column, I create an empty array inside the spaces array
  • Inside each column array in the spaces array, I create a new space for each row
  • Now the spaces array exists of as many arrays as there are columns, and each column array has as many spaces as there are rows.

Not sure if this clarifies things?