Basic JavaScript Day 3: Homework

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Hi lexi,

You are nearly there! Andre sent you on the right track and you now test ‘val’. If you re-read the instruction, then that should have followed from there:

Write a switch statement which tests val and sets answer for the following conditions:

So it expects your switch to take the variable val and test that, like so:

switch(val){
   ...
}

Then from the table we see the outcome of the test and what answer it should yield:

1 - alpha
2 - beta
3 - gamma
4 - delta

If no type is given, this means ‘the number 4’ and ‘the string delta’. So your case tests should read like

switch(val){
   case 1 :   // no quotes as we test a number
        answer = "alpha";  //  the assignment tells us to 'set answer'
        break;
    ...

}

The switch will take the value passed into the function caseInSwitch(val){..} and test it in the switch switch(val){...} against the known outcomes 1,2,3,4 for case and when found, it sets the value for answer to the correct string, and then steps out of the switch with break.

You can leave the last break out as the switch is finished but leaving it there is absolutely fine (and consistent).

Very close! Keep going, you’re doing great.

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