Rot13 code help.... returnStr is undefined?

[billybobrzr]

I can get each line to work separately; but I can’t get the my returnStr to accept the new values: returnStr is undefined?

function rot13(str) { // LBH QVQ VG!
  str = str.split('');
  var rot13 = 13;  
  var returnStr =[];
  
  for (var i = 0; i < str.length; i++){
    if (str[i].charCodeAt(0) != " "){
      
       var tempAsciiVal = str[i].charCodeAt(0)-64;
       var offset = tempAsciiVal - rot13;
       var tempChar = "";
       //just replace it.
       if (offset > 0){
        tempChar =  str[i].charCodeAt(0) - rot13;
        returnStr[i].push(String.fromCharCode(tempChar));
       } //deal with : gone negative: pack it ontop.
       else {
         tempChar = String.fromCharCode(90 + offset);
         returnStr[i].push(tempChar);
       }     
     } else{
       returnStr[i] = str[i];
     }    
   } 
  return returnStr;
}

// Change the inputs below to test
rot13("ERR PBQR PNZC");

A common modern use is the ROT13 cipher, where the values of the letters are shifted by 13 places. Thus ‘A’ ‘N’, ‘B’ ‘O’ and so on.

[JacksonBates]

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