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1,511 PointsThe MASH code won't give me any answers, it just refreshes the page when I click "Tell My Fortune".
The MASH code won't give me any answers, it just refreshes the page when I click "Tell My Fortune".
function random_number(num) { // New function called random_choice that takes one parameter, num (or a number)
// Get a random number between 0 and a passed-in number
var num = num || 4 // If no number passed in, default to 4
return Math.floor(Math.random() * num); // Round the answer down (floor) of a random number between 0 and 1 and multiply it by a number. Then return a value and exit the function.
}
function mash_choice() { // New function called mash_choice that doesn't take any parameters
// Since MASH is a special case, give it its own list
var mash = ['mansion', 'apartment', 'shack', 'house']; // The array of choices to pick from
var randomNum = random_number(4); // Use the above function to get a number between 0 and 4
return mash[randomNum]; // Return the list item the random number function just picked and exit the function
}
function get_answer(category) {
// Get a random answer from the available answers in a given category
var choices = []; // A blank array to hold the user provided answer
var selector = 'input[name="' + category + '[]"]'; // Build a CSS selector for the blanks in our passed in category
var inputs = document.querySelectorAll(selector); // Get all of the inputs that match our selector
var answer;
for (var i = 0; i < inputs.length; i++) { // Begin a for loop that will run through the code. i++ = add one to the counter which is "i"
answer = inputs[i].value; // Get the input with the index value of the counter and get the value ie. if they typed in dog, you get back "dog"
if (answer !== '') { // If answer doesn't equal a blank... !== means doesn't equal
choices.push(answer); //...add it to the end of the list
}
}
return choices[random_number(choices.length)]; // Pick and return a random choice choice.length = number of answers the user provided in that category
}
function fill_in_answers(answers) {
// Find the spans that need filled
var home = document.querySelector('#home'); // This says make a new variable and find the HTML tag that has the ID of "home"
var profession = document.querySelector('#profession');
var pet = document.querySelector('#pet');
var location = document.querySelector('#location');
// Fill them with the provided answers
home.innerText = answers['mash'];
profession.innerText = answers['profession'];
pet.innerText = answers['pet'];
location.innerText = answers['location'];
home.innerHTML = answers.mash; // Change the content of the element in the HTML doc with the id "home" to the "mash" value in answers
profession.innerHTML = answers.profession; // Change the content of the element in the HTML doc with the id "career" to the "career" value in answers
pet.innerHTML = answers.pet;
location.innerHTML = answers.location;
}
function handle_submission(evt) {
evt.preventDefault(); // Stop the form from reloading the page
evt.stopPropagation(); // Stop the form from reloading the page
// Build up our answers object
var answers = {
'mash': mash_choice(),
'profession': get_answer('profession'),
'pet': get_answer('pet'),
'location': get_answer('location')
}
// Fill in the answers
fill_in_answers(answers);
var answer_div = document.querySelector('#answers');
answer_div.classList.add('show');
}
// Find the form on the page and attach a handler for when it's submitted
var form = document.querySelector('#mash');
form.addEventListener('submit', handle_submission); // Anytime the form is submitted, we want to call the function handle_submission
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
<meta charset="utf-8">
<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1, minimum-scale=0.5, maximum-scale=0.5, minimal-ui">
<title>MASH</title>
</head>
<body>
<form action="" method="post" id="mash">
<h1 class="title">MASH</h1>
<p class="sub-title">Make sure to list five under each category.</p>
<div class="choice-bucket">
<h4 class="highlight">What will your profession be?</h4>
<input name="career[]">
<input name="career[]">
<input name="career[]">
<input name="career[]">
<input name="career[]">
</div>
<div class="choice-bucket">
<h4 class="highlight">What kind of animal will you have?</h4>
<input name="pet[]">
<input name="pet[]">
<input name="pet[]">
<input name="pet[]">
<input name="pet[]">
</div>
<div class="choice-bucket">
<h4 class="highlight">Where will you live?</h4>
<input name="location[]">
<input name="location[]">
<input name="location[]">
<input name="location[]">
<input name="location[]">
</div>
<div class="choice-bucket">
<h4 class="highlight">What kind of car will you have?</h4>
<input name="car[]">
<input name="car[]">
<input name="car[]">
<input name="car[]">
<input name="car[]">
</div>
<input type="submit" value="Tell My Future">
</form>
<div class="answers">
<h3>You will live in a <span id="home"></span></h3>
<h3>You will be a <span id="career"></span></h3>
<h3>You will have a <span id="pet"></span></h3>
<h3>You will live in <span id="location"></span></h3>
<h3>You will drive a <span id="car"></span></h3>
</div>
<script src="script.js"></script>
</body>
</html>
1 Answer
Steven Parker
231,275 PointsThe code provided in the challenge is just for you to use in completing the task specified. I don't think you can assume the challenge code will have the same functionality as the course project.
Disregard how the code operates and complete the task to pass the challenge.