Java script does not work from a web browser

fakie_flip · 04-01-2013, 11:38 AM

Code:

var userChoice = prompt("Do you choose rock, paper or scissors?"); var computerChoice = Math.random(); if (computerChoice < 0.34) {   computerChoice = "rock"; } else if (computerChoice <= 0.67) {   computerChoice = "paper"; } else {   computerChoice = "scissors"; } var compare = function(choice1, choice2) {   if (choice1 === choice2)   {     return("The result is a tie!");   }   else   {     if (choice1 === "rock") {       if (choice2 === "scissors")       {         return("rock wins");       }       else {         return("paper wins");       }     }   }   if (choice1 === "paper")   {     if (choice2 === "rock")     {       return("paper wins");     }     else {       return("scissors wins");     }   }   if (choice1 === "scissors")   {     if (choice2 === "paper")     {       return("scissors wins");     }     else {       return("rock wins");     }   } };

This code works when running through a javascript engine, but it's not working from a webserver. What must I do, so that it will work correctly in a web browser if i added the code to my vps?

http://www.codecademy.com/courses/ja...s/3/scratchpad

ShadowCat8 · 04-01-2013, 04:25 PM

Well,

I took a few minutes to check what your code was doing in the scratchpad and I got it to return the following:

Code:

==> "scissors"
>

and that was it.
Looking at the code, I see you are assigning the function to var compare but you never seem to do anything with compare.

Code:

var compare = function(choice1, choice2) {   
	if (choice1 === choice2)   {
...<snip>...
			}     else {
				return("rock wins");     
				
			}   
			
		} 
		
	};

Perhaps set up an alert to take the return of the function and put it out to the user?

HTH. Let us know.