Selecting with Switch statements, Please help

[CODEean]

Tell us what’s happening:
Sorry, I’m confused. Again. Help!

  **Your code so far**
  function caseInSwitch(val) {

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

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

caseInSwitch(1);
caseInSwitch(2);
caseInSwitch(3);
caseInSwitch(4);

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Challenge: Selecting from Many Options with Switch Statements

Link to the challenge:

freeCodeCamp.org

[JeremyLT]

@CODEean

let answer="alpha";

You can’t re-declare variables like this and get the outcome you are expecting.

Using let again, this line says, ‘create a new variable called answer, set it to “alpha”’. But you already have a variable named answer inside of the function, so you should get an error.

[halcyondays]

Make sure and only change the code between the green lines that say so. It will help a lot!

function caseInSwitch(val) {
  let answer = "";
  // Only change code below this line
  switch(val) {
    case "1":
      answer = "alpha";
      break;
... and continue with this pattern....
  }


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

caseInSwitch(1);

[CODEean]

I did, Still not working. I replaced case “1” with caseInSwitch(1) like the quiz said to do, it won’t even go through.

[halcyondays]

You can leave the code as I posted it above, just add the rest of the case statements below the first one.

[CODEean]

see my code so far.

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;

}

caseInSwitch(1);

[kevinSmith]

I’ve edited your post for readability. When you enter a code block into a forum post, please precede it with a separate line of three backticks and follow it with a separate line of three backticks to make it easier to read.

You can also use the “preformatted text” tool in the editor (</>) to add backticks around text.

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Note: Backticks (`) are not single quotes (’).

[kevinSmith]

The test:

caseInSwitch(1) should have a value of the string alpha

Is it passing in a number or a string?

When I fix that, your code passes for me.

[CODEean]

SOOOOOOOOO, I finally figured my mistake out. Thank you everyone!