Create Strings using Template Literals - Invalid regular expression flags

JavaScript
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Tell us what’s happening:

I am getting “Invalid regular expression flags” error. The “Template strings were used” requirement is not passing. Anyone know what I’m doing wrong?

Your code so far


const result = {
  success: ["max-length", "no-amd", "prefer-arrow-functions"],
  failure: ["no-var", "var-on-top", "linebreak"],
  skipped: ["id-blacklist", "no-dup-keys"]
};
function makeList(arr) {
  "use strict";

  // change code below this line
  const resultDisplayArray = arr.map((x) => `<li class="text-warning">${x}</li>`);
  // change code above this line

  return resultDisplayArray;
}
/**
 * makeList(result.failure) should return:
 * [ <li class="text-warning">no-var</li>,
 *   <li class="text-warning">var-on-top</li>, 
 *   <li class="text-warning">linebreak</li> ]
 **/
const resultDisplayArray = makeList(result.failure);

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Link to the challenge:
https://learn.freecodecamp.org/javascript-algorithms-and-data-structures/es6/create-strings-using-template-literals

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Hi,

I re-tested my solution that passed recently and now it is not passing.

Clearly something about the test has changed and is possibly a bug.

3

I have the same problem

4

I’m getting the error “Invalid regular expression flags,” and template strings were used not being checked off even though the solution I posted is it.

5

OK - there are at least two bugs in this challenge. They have both been reported.

Any solution that uses bracket notation will probably fail due to a regular expression in the test suite that only allows for letters and spaces in the template string.

`<li class="text-warning">${arr[0]}</li>`  // probably won't pass

The Invalid regular expression flags problem is possibly a result of an attempt to remedy the previous error. I didn’t see this one appear until sometime Saturday night.

I don’t know that the challenge can be passed in the current state.

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Good news. The developers are aware of the bug and have a solution that should be pushed into production in the next few days. Until then it would probably just be best to skip that challenge

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Thanks for the update. This was driving me nuts.

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I wish the developers could fix this issue very soon. :slight_smile:

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9

facing the same problem here. Wish the issue will be fixed soon.

10

I’m just replying to this so hopefully I will get a notification where there’s an update and this can be completed.

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11

Same here…

12

Same problem here…

13

Same problem.
I dont get, why i sit here and try to learn something if Platform have multiple bugs.
So annoying, i cant believe this…

14

Same here! i took more than 3 hours in it, and now kinda relieved that its a bug

15

Ooooh. I spent a lot of time trying to figure out what is going on! :sweat:

16

Is there a way to pass this on the state it is?

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do you mean is there a way to skip the challenge? (I’m just guessing what you meant so sorry if that is completely wrong).
Yes there is a way to skip. Just go to the curriculum page and click the following challenge , ignoring this one for now.

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No, @hbar1st. I mean, knowing issue with test, code something that pass and validate progress.

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unfortunately there is no way to pass the challenge at the moment. The fix has been made to the FCC code last I heard but the updated code has not been put into the production environment we use yet.

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Thanks a lot, @hbar1st. I’m a systematic person. I’m waiting for the fix to then continue with lessons. I don’t want do continue skipping this for two reasons, first, I really don’t like. Second, I’ll probably forget to come back further. Anyway, I hope they can fix the issue soon, I was very excited with course.