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JavaScript Object-Oriented JavaScript Object Basics Filling Out the Play Method

Ryan Kugelman
Ryan Kugelman
3,841 Points
Posted by Ryan Kugelman
Ryan Kugelman
3,841 Points

Return statement

Idk what I’m doing wrong?

object.js 
const player1 = {
    name: 'Ashley',
    color: 'purple',
    isTurn: true,
    play: function(){
        // write code here. 
      if (this.isTurn == true){
      console.log('${this[name]} is now playing');}
    }
}

1 Answer

Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,269 Points
Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,269 Points

The instructions say: "Inside the if statement, return a string equal to the value of the name property followed by the string " is now playing!". Use bracket notation."

So the issues here are:

  • this code is using console.log instead of return‍ing the string
  • template strings must be enclosed with accents ( ` ) instead of apostrophes ( ' )
  • in bracket notation, the contents of the bracket must be a string with the name of the property
  • the returned string must be exactly as shown, including punctuation