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JavaScript JavaScript Loops, Arrays and Objects Tracking Multiple Items with Arrays Build a Quiz Challenge, Part 1 Solution

Linda Gomes
Linda Gomes
3,584 Points

Why doesn't it work?

I've tried to complete the challenge and it didn't work so I watched the solution and pretty much copied it and i still doesn't work. I don't understand. https://w.trhou.se/tgj03a0dql Please help!

var quiz [ ["2x1?", 2], ["2x2?", 4], ["2x3?", 6], ];

var correctAnswer = 0;
var question; var answer; var response; var html;

function print(message) { document.write(message); }

for (var i = 0; i < quiz.length; i += 1) { question = quiz[i][0]; answer = quiz[i][1]; response = parseInt(prompt(question)); if (response === answer) { correctAnswer += 1; } }

html = "You got " + correctAnswer + " question(s) right."; print(html);

Shawn Rieger
Shawn Rieger
9,916 Points

Could you paste the code here? Link to snapshot isn't working.

Shawn Rieger
Shawn Rieger
9,916 Points

No problem, glad I could be of some help!

1 Answer

Shawn Rieger
Shawn Rieger
9,916 Points

Seem like your issues were with the initial quiz var...

// you need to 'assign' the array to the quiz variable with an = sign
// also you have an extra comma after the last array element
// var quiz [["2x1?", 2], ["2x2?", 4], ["2x3?", 6], ]; 
var quiz = [
  ["2x1?", 2],
  ["2x2?", 4],
  ["2x3?", 6]
];

var correctAnswer = 0,
    question,
    answer,
    response
    html;

function print(message) {
  document.write(message);
}

for (var i = 0; i < quiz.length; i += 1) {
  question = quiz[i][0];
  answer = quiz[i][1];
  response = parseInt(prompt(question));
  if (response === answer) {
    correctAnswer += 1;
  }
}

html = "You got " + correctAnswer + " question(s) right.";
print(html);
Linda Gomes
Linda Gomes
3,584 Points

Of course!! How did I miss the = sign??? I actually noticed the extra comma right after i posted here but the most important I missed: the missing equal sign. Thank you so much for your help!