West Midlands | 26-Sept-ITP | Poonam Rajput | Sprint 2 | CYF-1039

Sprint-2/1-key-exercises/1-count.js

@@ -4,3 +4,4 @@ count = count + 1;
 
 // Line 1 is a variable declaration, creating the count variable with an initial value of 0
 // Describe what line 3 is doing, in particular focus on what = is doing
+// Line 3 is reassigning the existing count variable with the existing value of count incremented by 1

Sprint-2/1-key-exercises/2-initials.js

@@ -1,10 +1,15 @@
-const firstName = "Creola";
-const middleName = "Katherine";
-const lastName = "Johnson";
+const firstName = 'Creola';
+const middleName = 'Katherine';
+const lastName = 'Johnson';
 
 // Declare a variable called initials that stores the first character of each string.
 // This should produce the string "CKJ", but you must not write the characters C, K, or J in the code of your solution.
 
-const initials = ``;
+var firstLetter = firstName[0];
+var secondLetter = middleName[0];
+var thirdLetter = lastName[0];
+
+initials = firstLetter + secondLetter + thirdLetter;
+console.log(initials);
 
 // https://www.google.com/search?q=get+first+character+of+string+mdn

Sprint-2/1-key-exercises/3-paths.js

@@ -9,15 +9,15 @@
 
 // (All spaces in the "" line should be ignored. They are purely for formatting.)
 
-const filePath = "/Users/mitch/cyf/Module-JS1/week-1/interpret/file.txt";
-const lastSlashIndex = filePath.lastIndexOf("/");
+const filePath = '/Users/mitch/cyf/Module-JS1/week-1/interpret/file.txt';
+const lastSlashIndex = filePath.lastIndexOf('/');
 const base = filePath.slice(lastSlashIndex + 1);
 console.log(`The base part of ${filePath} is ${base}`);
 
 // Create a variable to store the dir part of the filePath variable
 // Create a variable to store the ext part of the variable
 
-const dir = ;
-const ext = ;
+const dir = filePath.slice(0, lastSlashIndex);
+const ext = base.split('.')[1];
 
-// https://www.google.com/search?q=slice+mdn
+// https://www.google.com/search?q=slice+mdn

Sprint-2/1-key-exercises/4-random.js

@@ -3,7 +3,11 @@ const maximum = 100;
 
 const num = Math.floor(Math.random() * (maximum - minimum + 1)) + minimum;
 
+console.log(num);
+
 // In this exercise, you will need to work out what num represents?
 // Try breaking down the expression and using documentation to explain what it means
 // It will help to think about the order in which expressions are evaluated
 // Try logging the value of num and running the program several times to build an idea of what the program is doing
+
+// Will produce a random number above 1

Sprint-2/2-mandatory-errors/0.js

@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
-This is just an instruction for the first activity - but it is just for human consumption
-We don't want the computer to run these 2 lines - how can we solve this problem?
+// This is just an instruction for the first activity - but it is just for human consumption
+// We don't want the computer to run these 2 lines - how can we solve this problem?

Sprint-2/2-mandatory-errors/1.js

@@ -2,3 +2,5 @@
 
 const age = 33;
 age = age + 1;
+
+age = 1;

Sprint-2/2-mandatory-errors/2.js

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 // Currently trying to print the string "I was born in Bolton" but it isn't working...
 // what's the error ?
 
+const cityOfBirth = 'Bolton';
 console.log(`I was born in ${cityOfBirth}`);
-const cityOfBirth = "Bolton";

Sprint-2/2-mandatory-errors/3.js

@@ -1,9 +1,14 @@
 const cardNumber = 4533787178994213;
-const last4Digits = cardNumber.slice(-4);
+const last4Digits = String(cardNumber).slice(-4);
 
 // The last4Digits variable should store the last 4 digits of cardNumber
 // However, the code isn't working
 // Before running the code, make and explain a prediction about why the code won't work
+
+// PREDICTION: won't work because slice is an arr or string method but it's being applied to a int
+
 // Then run the code and see what error it gives.
+// type error received
+
 // Consider: Why does it give this error? Is this what I predicted? If not, what's different?
 // Then try updating the expression last4Digits is assigned to, in order to get the correct value

Sprint-2/2-mandatory-errors/4.js

@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
-const 12HourClockTime = "8:53pm";
-const 24hourClockTime = "20:53";
+const twelveHourClockTime = '8:53pm';
+const twentyFourHourClockTime = '20:53';