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Douglas Watts
5,464 PointsObject Method
Does anybody understand this challenge:
On 'andrew' and 'ryan', set the 'greet' method as the 'genericGreet' function.
var genericGreet = function() {
return "Hello, my name is " + this.name;
}
var andrew = {
name: "Andrew"
}
var ryan = {
name: "Ryan"
}
10 Answers
Markus Ylisiurunen
15,034 PointsFor me it is working just fine. I think you've missed something. Did you remember to add comma after name : "Name"?
And now that I think about the semicolon thing, I believe it's not required for objects but can be used if programmer wants to.
It worked just fine with this code:
var genericGreet = function() {
return "Hello, my name is " + this.name;
};
var andrew = {
name: "Andrew",
greet: genericGreet
};
var ryan = {
name: "Ryan",
greet: genericGreet
};
Chris Campisi
1,640 PointsI haven't begun learning javascript yet so forgive me if I botch this. To me it sounds like you have to create a new function:
var genericGreet = { return "Hello, my name is " + this.name; }
You will then call that function in the andrew or ryan functions to display the message. Think of it as your generic 'Print' function that you use to display information. In this context your display a message of hi and the person's name. Again sorry if I reiterated what may look obvious.
Douglas Watts
5,464 PointsThanks for trying but that isn't quite it....not sure what they are looking for?
Markus Ylisiurunen
15,034 PointsHi Douglas!
I believe that you should add a 'greet' method to both of the objects. And you should set a 'greet' method to be 'genericGreet' function.
So I believe the code should look something like this:
var genericGreet = function() { return "Hello, my name is " + this.name; };
var andrew = {
name: "Andrew",
greet: genericGreet
};
var ryan = {
name: "Ryan",
greet: genericGreet
};
Hopefully this helps at least a little bit :)
Douglas Watts
5,464 PointsAgain, thanks for trying but that didn't work either.....this is a tough one!
Douglas Watts
5,464 PointsJimmy, here is the link to the Challenge: http://teamtreehouse.com/library/methods-3
Michael Strobl
22,417 PointsMarkus' solution is almost right. You mustn't forget the ; after the variable at the end.
Markus Ylisiurunen
15,034 PointsAh, sorry for that little mistake. I just forgot semicolons after variables. Thank you Michael for notifying that! It was my bad.
I edited my last answer and now it should be right, thanks to Michael.
Douglas Watts
5,464 PointsI tried the code with semicolons and it still is not correct....thanks for all the great idea's, i think the wording in the question is too vague.
Douglas Watts
5,464 PointsMarkus, that was it!!!! I must have forgotten something, what an ordeal that was - thanks for all your effort!
Markus Ylisiurunen
15,034 PointsNo problem, mate! You're welcome :)
Jimmy Hsu
6,511 PointsJimmy Hsu
6,511 PointsDo you have a link to the specific challenge?