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JavaScript Build a Simple Dynamic Site with Node.js Creating a Basic Template Engine in Node.js A Simple Merge Utility

alex gwartney
alex gwartney
8,849 Points
Posted by alex gwartney
alex gwartney
8,849 Points

Not sure how to complete this quiz could some one explain the steps im a bit confused at this point.

So im pretty much lost at this point on what i need to replace with percents so could some one help me out?

index.js 
var utilities = require("./utilities");

var mailValues = {};

mailValues.first_name = "Janet";

var emailTemplate = "Hi %first_name%! Thanks for completing this code challenge :)";

var mergedContent = utilities.merge(emailTemplate, mailValues);

//mergedContent === "Hi Janet! Thanks for completing this code challenge :)";
utilities.js 
function merge(content, values) {
  for(var key in values){
    content = content.replace("%" + key + " %", values[key]);
  }
  return content;
}


module.exports.merge = merge;

1 Answer

John Breslin
John Breslin
16,963 Points

Looks like you have a space before your second percent in the function that's not there in the original statement

content = content.replace("%" + key + "%", values[key])