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function fearNotLetter(str) { | |
//in unicode A=65 and Z=90, a=97 and z=122 | |
//get the starting letter's unicode, and then add one to check the next letter | |
var start = str.charCodeAt(0) + 1; | |
var missing = ''; //store missing letters | |
//loop over the string, get the letters unicode value and compare it to what the next letter's code should be: | |
for(var i = 1; i < str.length; i++){ | |
//if the codes don't match append the letter to the variable | |
if(str.charCodeAt(i) !== start){ | |
missing += String.fromCharCode(start); | |
start++; //add an extra one to the counter for the missing letter | |
} | |
start ++; | |
} | |
//if there's no missing letters return undefined. | |
if(missing == ''){ | |
missing = undefined; | |
} | |
return missing; | |
} | |
fearNotLetter("pqrt"); |
function fearNotLetter(str) {
//Create array of alphabet
let alphabetArrray = "abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz".split("");
//Get the start and end index of the str from the alphabet
let startIndex = alphabetArrray.indexOf(str[0])
//startIndex = 18
let endIndex = alphabetArrray.indexOf(str[str.length-1])
//endIndex = 23
//Get the complete string range from the alphabet array
let strArray = alphabetArrray.slice(startIndex,endIndex)
//strArr = ["s","t","u","v","w","x"]
//Find the missing letter from the string array we created
let missingLetter = strArray.filter(item => (!str.includes(item)))
//missingLetter = ["u"]
//Check if missing letter has value
if( missingLetter.length > 0){
//If missing letter has a value return it as letter by using join method
return missingLetter.join("")
}else{
//This returns when there is no missing letter from the given string
return undefined
}
}
fearNotLetter("stvwx");
function fearNotLetter(str) {
let alphabet="abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz".split("");
let debut=0;
let fin=0;
let missingEl="";
for(let i=0;i<alphabet.length;i++){
if(str[0]==alphabet[i]){
debut=i;
console.log(debut);
}
if(str[str.length-1]==alphabet[i]){
fin=i;
console.log(fin);
}
}
for(let i=debut;i<=fin;i++){
if(str.indexOf(alphabet[i])==-1){
missingEl=alphabet[i];
console.log(missingEl);
}
}
if(str.length==alphabet.length){
return undefined;
}
return missingEl;
}
fearNotLetter("abce");