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JavaScript Object-Oriented JavaScript Object Basics Changing and Adding Properties

Posted by Stephen Powers
Stephen Powers
12,091 Points

Not sure why this is not accepted

I'm supposed to set the value of isTurn to false, and for some reason (maybe this is an archaic method ) this isn't working.

changing_properties.js 
const player1 = {
    name: 'Ashley',
    color: 'purple',
    isTurn: true,
    play: function(){
        if (this.isTurn) {
            console.log(`${this.name} is now playing!`);
            this.isTurn=false;
         }
    }
}

const player2 = {
    name: 'Guil',
    color: 'red',
    isTurn: false,
    play: function(){
        if (this['isTurn']) {
            console.log(`${this['name']} is now playing!`);
        }
    }
}

1 Answer

Joe Beltramo
PLUS
Joe Beltramo
Courses Plus Student 22,191 Points
Joe Beltramo
Joe Beltramo
Courses Plus Student 22,191 Points

The instructions are for doing it after the existing code. So you did set the value correctly using dot notation, just in the incorrect spot.

After all the existing code, change the value for player1

/** existing code**/

yourAnswerHere (player1.isTurn = false)

Notice, the need to change from this to player1 since we are no longer in the scope of the object itself

Stephen Powers
Stephen Powers
12,091 Points

I tried that after I tried "this" for that very reason. After being denied, I then went back to "this" because I didn't understand why that would be separated from the function.

Antti Lylander
Antti Lylander
9,674 Points
Antti Lylander
Antti Lylander
9,674 Points 
const player1 = {
    name: 'Ashley',
    color: 'purple',
    isTurn: true,
    play: function(){
        if (this.isTurn) {
            console.log(`${this.name} is now playing!`);
         }
    }
}

const player2 = {
    name: 'Guil',
    color: 'red',
    isTurn: false,
    play: function(){
        if (this['isTurn']) {
            console.log(`${this['name']} is now playing!`);
        }
    }
}
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