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6,694 PointsInside the play method, write an empty if statement that checks if it's the players turn. Use dot notation. help
Why isn't this working?
const player1 = {
name: 'Ashley',
color: 'purple',
isTurn: true,
play: function(){
// write code here.
if(player1.isTurn === true){
}
}
}
1 Answer
Brendan Whiting
Front End Web Development Techdegree Graduate 84,738 PointsIn the error message it says "Are you using the this keyword?". Also, you don't need to use === to test if a boolean expression is true, you can just test the boolean expression itself.
JavaScript
if (this.isTurn) {}
angelod
6,694 Pointsangelod
6,694 Pointswas my way correct though? but ty
Julieta Dalla Pozza
4,337 PointsJulieta Dalla Pozza
4,337 Pointswhy this and not player1?
Stephen Acheson
7,412 PointsStephen Acheson
7,412 PointsThanks for THIS Brendan (the pun police have been notified). I keep forgetting, when inside an object, to use 'this' and not the object name. One day I'll remember ;)