Basic JavaScript - Selecting from Many Options with Switch Statements

JavaScript
1

Hello,

could you plz tell me what is wrong with my code:
here is the question:
Write a switch statement which tests val and sets answer for the following conditions:
1 - alpha
2 - beta
3 - gamma
4 - delta
and this is my code:
function caseInSwitch(val) {
let answer = “”;
// Only change code below this line
switch(answer){

case 1:
console.log(“alpha”);
break;
case 2:
console.log(“beta”);
break;
case 3:
console.log(“gamma”);
break;
case 4:
console.log(“delta”);
break;

}

// Only change code above this line
return answer;
}
thank you so much.
Sara

   **Your code so far**

function caseInSwitch(val) {
 let answer = "";
 // Only change code below this line
switch(answer){
 
 case 1:
console.log("alpha");
 break;
 case 2:
console.log("beta");
 break;
 case 3:
 console.log("gamma");
 break;
 case 4:
console.log("delta");
 break;

}


 // Only change code above this line
 return answer;
}

caseInSwitch(1);

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Challenge: Basic JavaScript - Selecting from Many Options with Switch Statements

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2

The instructions say to “set answer”. No matter what the input is to your current function, it always returns an empty string, which is what answer is initialized to.

3

Thank you so much for your reply. But the let answer = “”; statement is typed by the site not me and it says only change the code below it.
How should I change it?

4

Do you remember how to assign a value to a variable?

5

For example, if I wanted to assign the string “Honey1835” to the variable answer, I could write this:

answer = "Honey1835";
6

and pay closer attention to the switch syntax. Each case should be paired with an expected value to evaulate with. If i expect val to be equal 3, it would look like case 3:

7

Yes I do remember, but here whatever value I assign to answer, it throws an error.

8

Please post your latest code

9

ok, so case 1 for alpha and so on? or what I wrote is wrong?sorry I am completely confused here

11

function caseInSwitch(val) {
let answer = “”;
// Only change code below this line

switch(val){

case 1:
console.log(“alpha”);
break;
case 2:
console.log(“beta”);
break;
case 3:
console.log(“gamma”);
break;
case 4:
console.log(“delta”);
break;

}

// Only change code above this line
return answer;
}

12

You need to assign a value to answer, inside your switch statement.

13

oh I solved it finally.
function caseInSwitch(val) {
let answer = “”;
// Only change code below this line

switch(val){

case 1: answer=“alpha”;
break;
case 2:
answer=“beta”;
break;
case 3:
answer=“gamma”;
break;
case 4:
answer=“delta”;
break;

}

// Only change code above this line
return answer;

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14

Thank you so much. :heart_eyes:

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