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JavaScript

Posted by Eduard Edwin
Eduard Edwin
14,569 Points

Simple solution

Just thought I shared my solution to the problem. Only three lines of code, and it works well. Any feedback is welcome.

var userInput = parseInt(prompt('Type in any number'));

var randomNumber = Math.floor(Math.random() * userInput) + 1;

alert(randomNumber + ' is the number between 1 and ' + userInput);

Alexander Davison
Alexander Davison
65,469 Points

Please don't provide solutions to code challenges. It makes others not want to try to solve the challenge on their own and nobody can become a good programmer by copying-and-pasting others code.

Thank you for understanding :smile:

~Alex

Eduard Edwin
Eduard Edwin
14,569 Points

Thanks Alex for the comment. It's not my intention to post solution to a code challenge; the solution is actually for an assignment on one of the Random Number videos on the JavaScript track. I thought I linked it to the original video; apparently I don't know how to do so, I'm still new to Treehouse though. Perhaps you could show me how, or redirect me to the FAQ page on how to do so. :)

1 Answer

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

I'm not sure which kind of "challenge" you were working on.

Since you didn't provide a link to the course page, I don't know if this is the kind of "challenge" that you must complete on your own to finish the course, or the kind that's more like an "assignment" where the following video shows an example solution. I expect Alexander is assuming it's the former, or he recognizes it as such. If that's the case, I'd agree it might be better not to post it.

But if it's the latter, it might be good if you've come up with a solution that's significantly more compact and/or elegant than the one shown in the video. But to be able to see the difference, you need to include that link to the original.

Eduard Edwin
Eduard Edwin
14,569 Points

Hey Steven,

It's the latter part. There is an assignment on the Random Number video where the following video shows one of the solution. I'm still new to Treehouse though, so I don't know how to link the original video to the question I posted.

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

It's in the Markdown Cheatsheet pop-up, below "Add an Answer" :arrow_heading_down: You'll want to learn how to format code also.

Eduard Edwin
Eduard Edwin
14,569 Points

Thanks Steven. That was absolutely helpful! :)