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JavaScript Object-Oriented JavaScript Object Basics Changing and Adding Properties

Posted by Felex Chivave
Felex Chivave
7,288 Points

PLizz help

its saying isTurn not defined

changing_properties.js 
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!`);
        }
    }
}

isTurn.player1=false;

1 Answer

John Lack-Wilson
John Lack-Wilson
8,181 Points
John Lack-Wilson
John Lack-Wilson
8,181 Points

The last line of your code should be 

player1.isTurn = false;
Felex Chivave
Felex Chivave
7,288 Points

thats where it says not defined

John Lack-Wilson
John Lack-Wilson
8,181 Points
John Lack-Wilson
John Lack-Wilson
8,181 Points

It's because your code is:

isTurn.player1 = false;

But it should be:

player1.isTurn = false;

isTurn is a field belonging to player1, which is why you are getting an undefined error.