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JavaScript Practice Object Basics in JavaScript Practicing Object Basics Practice Adding a Method to an Object Literal

Posted by Trevon Allen
Trevon Allen
7,402 Points

Your countWords() method is not returning the correct number of words.

not sure why im getting this Bummer any assistance is appreciated

mystring.js 
const myString = {
    string:"Programming with Treehouse is fun!",
  countWords: function () {
    return this.string.length
  }

}
mrsands
mrsands
Courses Plus Student 13,641 Points

She says "call a method" when she's really requesting us to create a function. This is a mistake on the instructor's behalf. This frustration had no educational value. Please correct this BS!

1 Answer

Jonathan Hermansen
Jonathan Hermansen
25,935 Points

You should count the number of words in the string, not how long the string is. Hint: .split(" ")

Trevon Allen
Trevon Allen
7,402 Points

ahhh return this.string.split( ' ' ).length thank you that worked