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Unable to get values from switch statement to push in to an array

I've spent hours trying to figure out this exercise and stuck at this point. I'm unable to get values from my switch statement to push to an array for "displayVal", and "val" variables.

const getDeck = () => {
  const suits = ['Spades','Hearts','Diamonds','Clubs'];
  let cards = [];

  for(let s=0; s < suits.length; s++){

   for(let d = 0; d < 13; d++){
    let displayVal;
    let val;

     switch (d) {
      case (d === 1):
        displayVal = "Ace";
        val = 11;
        break;
      case (d >=2 && d <= 10):
         displayVal = d;
         val = d;
         break;
        case (d === 11):
          displayVal = "Jack"
          val = 10;
          break;
        case (d === 12):
          displayVal = "Queen"
          val = 10;
          break;
        case (d === 13):
          displayVal = "King"
          val = 10;
     }
    cards.push({
    val,
    displayVal,
    suit: suits[s]
  } ); 

   }

 }
 return cards;
}

const deck = getDeck();
console.log(`Deck length equals 52? ${deck.length === 52}`);
about 4 years ago · Juan Pablo Isaza
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Using Branch if-else

Actually, you are using conditions so go ahead with branched if-else

const getDeck = () => {
      const suits = ["Spades", "Hearts", "Diamonds", "Clubs"];
      let cards = [];
    
      for (let s = 0; s < suits.length; s++) {
        for (let d = 0; d < 13; d++) {
          let displayVal;
          let val;
    
          if (d === 1) {
            displayVal = "Ace";
            val = 11;
          } else if (d >= 2 && d <= 10) {
            displayVal = d;
            val = d;
          } else if (d === 11) {
            displayVal = "Jack";
            val = 10;
          } else if (d === 12) {
            displayVal = "Queen";
            val = 10;
          } else if (d === 13) {
            displayVal = "King";
            val = 10;
          } else {
            displayVal = "";
            val = 0;
          }
          cards.push({
            val,
            displayVal,
            suit: suits[s],
          });
        }
      }
      return cards;
    };
    
    const deck = getDeck();
    console.log(deck);
    console.log(`Deck length equals 52? ${deck.length === 52}`);

Using Switch case

const getDeck = () => {
    const suits = ['Spades','Hearts','Diamonds','Clubs'];
    let cards = [];
  
    for(let s=0; s < suits.length; s++){
  
     for(let d = 0; d < 13; d++){
      let displayVal;
      let val;
  
       switch (true) {
        case (d === 1):
          displayVal = "Ace";
          val = 11;
          break;
        case (d >=2 && d <= 10):
           displayVal = d;
           val = d;
           break;
          case (d === 11):
            displayVal = "Jack"
            val = 10;
            break;
          case (d === 12):
            displayVal = "Queen"
            val = 10;
            break;
          case (d === 13):
            displayVal = "King"
            val = 10;
          default:
            displayVal =""
            val =0
       }
      cards.push({
      val,
      displayVal,
      suit: suits[s]
    } ); 
  
     }
  
   }
   return cards;
  }
  
  const deck = getDeck();
  console.log(deck);
  console.log(`Deck length equals 52? ${deck.length === 52}`);
about 4 years ago · Juan Pablo Isaza Report

0

There is an alternative way / approach that may be used here.

Code Snippet

const getDeck = () => {
  const suits = ['Spades','Hearts','Diamonds','Clubs'];
  const getValueOf = x => x === 1 ? 11 : x > 10 ? 10 : x;
  const displayValMap = {1: 'Ace', 11: 'Jack', 12: 'Queen', 13: 'King'};
  return suits.map(
    suit => (
      [
        ...Array(13)
        .keys()
      ]
      .map(x => x + 1)
      .map(d => ({
        val: getValueOf(d),
        displayVal: d in displayValMap
          ? displayValMap[d]
          : d,
        suit
      }))
    )
  ).flat();
}

const deck = getDeck();
console.log(`Deck length equals 52? ${deck.length === 52}`);
console.log(deck);

Explanation

  • Set-up ways to get val and displayVal (in above snippet, getValueOf - a one-line method; and displayValMap an object, is used)
  • Iterate through the suits
  • Use ... spread-operator to generate an array of length 13, then get the keys of the array.
  • Use .map to make the generated array start from 1, instead of 0
  • For each element in the array, create an object with val, displayVal and suit props
  • And, finally, use .flat() to return all objects into a single array instead of nested-arrays.

Another way may be:

const getDeck = () => ['Spades','Hearts','Diamonds','Clubs'].map(
    suit => (
      [
        ...Array(13)
        .keys()
      ]
      .map(d => ({
        val: (d === 0 ? 10 : d > 9 ? 9 : d) + 1,
        displayVal: {0: 'Ace', 10: 'Jack', 11: 'Queen', 12: 'King'}[d] || d + 1,
        suit
      }))
    )
).flat();

console.log(getDeck().length);
console.log(getDeck());

about 4 years ago · Juan Pablo Isaza Report
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