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// Setup
function phoneticLookup(val) {
var result = "";
// Only change code below this line
var lookup = {
"alpha":"Adams",
"bravo":"Boston",
"charlie":"Chicago",
"delta":"Denver",
"echo":"Easy",
"foxtrot":"Frank"
};
result = lookup[val];
// Only change code above this line
return result;
}
// Change this value to test
phoneticLookup("charlie");
@cherokeestewarthart
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// Setup
function phoneticLookup(val) {
var result = "";

// Only change code below this line
var lookup = {
alpha : "Adams",
bravo : "Boston",
charlie:"Chicago",
delta: "Denver",
echo : "Easy",
foxtrot :"Frank"
};
result = Lookup[val];

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

// Change this value to test
phoneticLookup("charlie");

why is this not working? Can someone help?

@abvolatile
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cherokeestewarthart - not sure if you got an answer on this or already figured it out, but there's one tiny error in your code:

result = Lookup[val];

the "L" should not be capitalized

:)

@Hoxtygen
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Hoxtygen commented Nov 1, 2016

Thanks a lot for the solution

@adamorlowskipoland
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Can someone explain me why this didn't work?

// Setup
function phoneticLookup(val) {
var result = "";

// Only change code below this line
var lookup = {
"alpha": "Adams",
"bravo": "Boston",
"charlie": "Chicago",
"delta": "Denver",
"echo": "Easy",
"foxtrot": "Frank"
};

result += lookup[val];

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

// Change this value to test
phoneticLookup("alpha");


What I'm asking is this line " result += lookup[val]; ".
Using just " = " sign works.
Using " += " don't. Why? I'm concatenating to result two empty strings, what is the difference to one empty string?

PS
It only don't give back the "undefined" value. Every other works perfectly.

@sebshub
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sebshub commented Nov 14, 2016

Thanks a lot. Cheers!

@Jenson1991
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thann you.

@vincentiusronalto
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thank you

@grajsb
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grajsb commented Dec 5, 2016

This was such a help!! Thank you.

@Ktifak
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Ktifak commented Jan 2, 2017

Thank you!

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ghost commented Jan 24, 2017

thank you it passes but still says unreachable return after return.

@Alfrick
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Alfrick commented Feb 2, 2017

Assisted here, thanks buddies.

@DulajChathuranga
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Thanks for the solution!

@kgoooo
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kgoooo commented Apr 3, 2017

Ahh thank you!!!!

@exil0867
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exil0867 commented Apr 9, 2017

why result = lookup.val; is not working?

@ThisFnCode
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A lot of people are asking why result = lookup.val; isn't working.

The simple answer is because val was passed the argument "charlie" which is a string. And result = lookup."charlie"; doesn't make sense in JS.

Even if you were to create a variable called charlie and assign it to the string "charlie"... it would still end up being lookup."charlie" at the end of the day. Which again, does not work.

Hope that clears it up for you guys.

@jo234usa
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Thanks! I didn't realize they actually wanted us to create a new variable named lookup, then make result equal lookup[val]. I couldn't figure out how to make that work.

@Sisafokker
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Thank you! Like many others I was also missing the:

result = Lookup[val];

@pwadeveloper
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thanks dunnno why
result = Lookup[val];
had to b added tho

@thecoog
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thecoog commented Jun 19, 2017

I DEFINITELY feel like this one was WAY out of left field. I, in no way, felt prepared with even a little of underdstanding.

@mackyking
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Thanks dude!!

@djsirena
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var lookup = {

alpha:"Adams",
bravo:"Boston",
charlie:"Chicago",
delta:"Denver",
echo:"Easy",
foxtrot:"Frank"

};

result = lookup[val];

Nothing but the last two conditions are met. I don't know how this code is working for anyone else.

@Maccauhuru
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Thank you very much!

@omaballah
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Wow, their questions can be confusing at times.

@omaballah
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But I believe it is crafted that way to make one really think.

@Karajna
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Karajna commented Aug 30, 2018

thank you so much. I sensed that the solution would be quite simple, but could not formulate it clearly...

@lbendror
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This is the right code:

// Setup
function phoneticLookup(val) {
var result = "";

// Only change code below this line
var lookup ={
alpha: "Adams",
bravo: "Boston",
charlie: "Chicago",
delta: "Denver",
echo: "Easy",
foxtrot: "Frank"
};
result = lookup[val]; // Square brackets

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

phoneticLookup("Charlie");

@sabrinamary
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Thank you! I was stuck on that. I know I had it right, but something was missing.

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