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JavaScript Practice Object Basics in JavaScript Practicing Object Basics Practice Adding a Method to an Object Literal

Jessie Doherty
Jessie Doherty
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Posted by Jessie Doherty
Jessie Doherty
7,571 Points

object literal question

Not so sure why my code for countWords() method doesn't work.

mystring.js 
const myString = {
    string: "Programming with Treehouse is fun!"
  countWords() {
    return myString.string.split(' '); 
  }
}

1 Answer

Steven Parker
Steven Parker
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Steven Parker
Steven Parker
229,732 Points

It looks like there are 3 issues:

  • the comma to separate the properties is missing
  • internal references to the object should use the keyword "this" instead of the object name
  • the function is returning an array of words instead of the number of words

The next video will show the teacher's solution with a full explanation.

Jessie Doherty
Jessie Doherty
7,571 Points
Jessie Doherty
Jessie Doherty
7,571 Points

Thank you so much Steven for answering my question. I didn't realize that right after this challenge, Treehouse offered a solution. But your help is very much appreciated!!!