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JavaScript Object-Oriented JavaScript Object Basics Filling Out the Play Method

Carlos Campos
Carlos Campos
6,425 Points
Posted by Carlos Campos
Carlos Campos
6,425 Points

Need help figuring this out,

bracket notation

object.js 
const player1 = {
    name: 'Ashley',
    color: 'purple',
    isTurn: true,
    play: function(){
      if (this.isTurn) {
    return(name['is now playing'])};  // write code here.
    }
}

1 Answer

tomd
tomd
16,701 Points
tomd
tomd
16,701 Points

You are trying to access the value of a key named 'is now playing' - 'is now playing' isn't a key on that object (In fact, name isn't even an object here). They want you to return the key this.name and concatenate 'is now playing' onto the end of that value.