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JavaScript Practice Object Basics in JavaScript Practicing Object Basics Practice Adding a Method to an Object Literal

Alex Shah
Alex Shah
5,420 Points
Posted by Alex Shah
Alex Shah
5,420 Points

Add a method to the object literal called countWords(). countWords() should return the number of individual words in the

const myString = { string: "Programming with Treehouse is fun!" countwords:function(){ countWords(myString.length) }

}

mystring.js 
const myString = {
    string: "Programming with Treehouse is fun!"
  countwords:function(){

  }

}

3 Answers

Ned Marafawi
Ned Marafawi
7,995 Points
Ned Marafawi
Ned Marafawi
7,995 Points

Why I got the challenge passed, I'm confused.. 

const myString = {
    string: "Programming with Treehouse is fun!",
  countWords: function() {
    return countWords(this.string);
  }
}

After watching the solution, my code is way off and it shouldn't pass, right?!

Florin Dumitrasc
Florin Dumitrasc
7,771 Points
Florin Dumitrasc
Florin Dumitrasc
7,771 Points

I had the same issue and came up with this solution, found on web:

return this.string.split(" ").length;

Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,269 Points
Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,269 Points

Oddly, some of the code shown in your question didn't show up in the formatted code sample. But based on what's in the question:

  • object properties must be separated by a comma
  • "countwords" should be spelled "countWords" (with a capital "W")
  • the object should not reference itself by name
  • the method should not call itself
  • the method should return a value