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Pierre Poujade
7,085 PointsThis works in a REPL but doesn't pass the challenge
The challenge is "Create a function named 'arrayCounter' that takes in a parameter which is an array. The function must return the length of an array passed in or 0 if a 'string', 'number' or 'undefined' value is passed in."
var arrayCounter = function (array) {
if (array === undefined || !array.isArray()) {
return 0;
} else {
return array.length;
}
}
3 Answers
Paul Hume
6,143 PointsThis exercise had me for awhile too. It is suppose to emphasize "Returning Values", but the intention of the drill isn't clear when they are asking you to recall the if-else if exercises. Yes, i suppose its fair game, but it was easy for me to forget this as my study has been spotty. You must understand the use of 'typeof' keyword, as well. Might i refer you to the Mozilla documentation on JavaScript. click here If you do not see the answer there, try this code: ``` function arrayCounter(array) { if (typeof array === 'undefined') { return 0; } else if (typeof array === 'string') { return 0; } else if (typeof array === 'number') { return 0; } else { return array.length; }
} ``` I'll try this code again to make sure there aren't any errors.
Paul Hume
6,143 Pointsfunction arrayCounter(array) {
if (typeof array === 'undefined') {
return 0;
} else if (typeof array === 'string') {
return 0;
} else if (typeof array === 'number') {
return 0;
} else {
return array.length;
}
}
sorry...Markdown messed up cuz the triple quotes were on the same line as code.
Pierre Poujade
7,085 PointsI ended up doing something like
function arrayCounter(array) {
if (typeof (array) === 'string' ||
typeof (array) === 'number' ||
typeof (array) === 'undefined') {
return 0;
} else {
return array.length;
}
}
Paul Hume
6,143 Pointsthanks.
Pierre Poujade
7,085 PointsPierre Poujade
7,085 PointsMy bad, it doesn't work in a REPL.