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Hunter Shaw
2,187 PointsWhat's wrong with my code? I don't understand how it doesn't even run.
var correctGuess = false;
var randomNumber = Math.floor(Math.random() * 6 ) + 1;
var guess = prompt('I am thinking of a number between 1 and 6. What is it?');
if (parseInt(guess) === randomNumber ) {
correctGuess = true;
} else if ( (parseInt(guess) < randomNumber) {
var guessMore = prompt("Try again. The number I'm thinking of is more than " + guess);
if ( parseInt(guessMore) === randomNumber) {
correctGuess = true;
}
} else if ( (parseInt(guess) > randomNumber) {
var guessLess = prompt("Try again. The number I'm thinking of is less than " + guess);
if (parseInt(guessLess) === randomNumber) {
correctGuess = true;
}
}
if ( correctGuess ) {
document.write('<p>You guessed the number!</p>');
} else {
document.write('<p>Sorry. The number was ' + randomNumber + '.</p>');
}
// I'm pretty sure it has something to do with my brackets on my "if else" statements.
3 Answers
Hunter Shaw
2,187 PointsI figured it out, turns out I had an extra parenthesis on my (both)
knowing that one parenthesis can mess up your whole program is crazy to me.
I've been trying to figure this out for a while and just noticed it.
-- and debugging begins. :) jaja
} else if ( (parseInt(guess) > randomNumber) {
Chris Sundström
4,875 PointsHunter, let me give you some tips.
- Instead of creating two new var's, I would recommend you to reuse your 'guess'-var.
- Indent your code, for better readability.
- Maybe to much new lines. Keep the code more compact.
- If the user answer correctly on the first guess, non of the other code need to run. I use an else-statement.
But, I like that you´re leaving breathing room in you code, between the parentheses and equalsigns, and so on.
var correctGuess = false;
var randomNumber = Math.floor( Math.random() * 6 ) + 1;
var guess = prompt( 'I am thinking of a number between 1 and 6. What is it?' );
if ( parseInt(guess) === randomNumber ) {
correctGuess = true;
} else {
if ( parseInt(guess) < randomNumber ) {
guess = prompt("Try again. The number I'm thinking of is more than " + guess);
} else {
guess = prompt("Try again. The number I'm thinking of is less than " + guess);
}
if (parseInt(guess) === randomNumber) {
correctGuess = true;
}
}
if ( correctGuess ) {
document.write('<p>You guessed the number!</p>');
} else {
document.write('<p>Sorry. The number was ' + randomNumber + '.</p>');
}
Keep up the coding!! You´re doing great!! // Chris
Hunter Shaw
2,187 PointsThe fact that this website doesn't recognize that it's code is a HUGE reason why it's not working in the first place.
Matthew Long
28,407 PointsMatthew Long
28,407 PointsGlad you figured it out! It is very easy for a single character to break your entire program. This is why organization is so important!
For future reference wrap your code with 3 backticks (```) on the line before and after. If you specify the language after the first set of backticks, that'll help with syntax highlighting.