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JavaScript JavaScript Basics (Retired) Making Decisions with Conditional Statements Document Your Code With Comments

Posted by vamosrope14
vamosrope14
14,932 Points

Would having correctGuess=True written out twice count as reptitive code?

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2 Answers

Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,275 Points
Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,275 Points

This is not a case of unnecessarily repeating code. These lines occur inside conditional tests for different things, including testing answers from different questions.

The same job is needing to be done under different conditions, so these lines are not redundant.

Ar33ss Leon
Ar33ss Leon
4,621 Points
Ar33ss Leon
Ar33ss Leon
4,621 Points

He is just giving you an example how nesting works. I think the best way to deal with it is using a loop statement.

Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,275 Points
Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,275 Points

I might describe this example as being more about "branching" than "nesting". If it were "nesting", you'd be less likely to see the same variable being updated in several places.