JavaScript Algorithms and Data Structures Projects - Caesars Cipher

JavaScript
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Tell us what’s happening:
Hello everyone! My code doesn’t pass. I dont know why, it’s correct in my visual studio code. Help me please!!!

   **Your code so far**

let listOne = ['A', 'B', 'C', 'D', 'E', 'F', 'G', 'H', 'I', 'J', 'K', 'L', 'M']
let listTwo = ['N', 'O', 'P', 'Q', 'R', 'S', 'T', 'U', 'V', 'W', 'X', 'Y', 'Z']
let encrypted = []
let j = 0
let strInUppercase = ''
let regex = /\W|_/

function rot13(str) {
strInUppercase = str.toUpperCase()
   for (let i = 0; i < listOne.length; i++) {
       if (strInUppercase[j] == listOne[i]) {
           encrypted.push(listTwo[i])
           j++
           i = -1
       } else if (strInUppercase[j] == ' ') {
           encrypted.push(' ')
           j++
           i = -1
       } else if (strInUppercase[j] == listTwo[i]) {
           encrypted.push(listOne[i])
           j++
           i = -1
       } else if (regex.test(strInUppercase[j])) {
           encrypted.push(strInUppercase[j])
           j++
           i = -1
       }
   }

   return encrypted.join("");
}

rot13("SERR PBQR PNZC");

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Challenge: JavaScript Algorithms and Data Structures Projects - Caesars Cipher

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Your code contains global variables that are changed each time the function is run. This means that after each function call completes, subsequent function calls start with the previous value. To fix this, make sure your function doesn’t change any global variables, and declare/assign variables within the function if they need to be changed.

Example:

var myGlobal = [1];
function returnGlobal(arg) {
  myGlobal.push(arg);
  return myGlobal;
} // unreliable - array gets longer each time the function is run

function returnLocal(arg) {
  var myLocal = [1];
  myLocal.push(arg);
  return myLocal;
} // reliable - always returns an array of length 2
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Side notes - you should use const here. Also, you should use meaningful names. listOne doesn’t tell me anything about what is inside of that variable.

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It was solved! Thank you! I will change the variables’s name.

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