all the code was given by the teacher and you just had to place it in the right spot. even working with the teacher we couldn't get it to update the "value" attribute in between turns. it updates at the finish of the game but not during? what are we not seeing? any help appreciated.. if you need to see html i can add as comment
"use strict";
var $ = function(id) { return document.getElementById(id); };
var getRandomNumber = function(max) {
var random;
if (!isNaN(max)) {
random = Math.random(); //value >= 0.0 and < 1.0
random = Math.floor(random * max); //value is an integer between 0 and max - 1
random = random + 1; //value is an integer between 1 and max
}
return random;
};
var playGame = function() {
var odd = 0;
var even = 0;
var player, computer, total;
resetFields(); // clear any previous entries
while (odd < 50 && even < 50) {
//get computers fingers
computer = getRandomNumber(5);
// get player's fingers
player = parseInt(prompt("Enter a number between 1 and 5, or 999 to quit", 999));
if (!isNaN(player) && player <= 5) {
// show current round
$("player").value = player;
$("computer").value = computer;
// update totals
total = player + computer;
if (total % 2 === 0) {
even = even + total;
$("even").value = even;
} else {
odd = odd + total;
$("odd").value = odd;
}
}
//if loop for player quitting
if (player === 999) {
resetFields();
break;
}
}
//after loop ends, determine winner
if (odd >= 50) { $("message").firstChild.nodeValue = "You WIN!"; }
else if (even >= 50) { $("message").firstChild.nodeValue = "You lose :("; }
else { $("message").firstChild.nodeValue = "You quit"; }
// set focus on button so you can play again
$("play").focus();
};
var resetFields = function() {
$("player").value = "0";
$("computer").value = "0";
$("odd").value = "0";
$("even").value = "0";
$("message").firstChild.nodeValue = "";
};
window.onload = function() {
$("play").onclick = playGame;
$("play").focus();
};