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Create a program that retrieves user feedback and combines that feedback to create a string that displays on the page.
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We've covered a lot of material so
far, and
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you've learned enough to start
programming on your own.
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Now you're going to create a program
that retrieves user feedback and
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combines that feedback to create
a string that displays on the page.
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Along the way, you'll use most of the
JavaScript concepts you've learned so far.
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So let's go over what you'll need to do.
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In this challenge, you're going
to build a story maker program or
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word game, like the popular
children's activity called Mad Libs.
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You'll ask for various types of words,
like an adjective to describe something,
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a verb for action, or a noun.
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A person supplies words, but
doesn't know how the words will be used.
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When they're done answering, the words are
used to create a funny and silly story.
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Each time you load the page and
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the program asks questions,
you'll get a new result.
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Launch the workspace with this video
to access the starter code for
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this challenge.
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In the workspace, open the file named
story.js located inside the JS folder.
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This file is already linked to index.html.
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And it lists the instructions for
this challenge as JavaScript comments.
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Let's go over what you'll need to do.
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First, declare variables and
capture input.
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You'll need to use the prompt
method to ask for a word.
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For example, one prompt asks for
an adjective, another for
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a verb, then one for a noun, and so on.
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You'll store those inputs in a variable.
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For each word you ask for,
you'll need to use a new variable.
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Then you'll combine the input with other
words to create a message or story.
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You can use the plus operator to
concatenate the user's responses into
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a longer sentence, or
use a template literal.
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You can either use the example
sentence you see in this demo,
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or you can create your own.
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Ask as many questions as you like, and
make your story as long as you'd like.
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The last step is to display
the story on the page.
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Use the document.querySelector method and
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innerHTML property to display the final
story inside the main element.
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You should display the final story
as a paragraph between <p> tags.
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I recommend that you don't try to
write this program all at once.
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For instance, don't start by trying
to write every single line of code.
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And then testing to see
if you've got it right.
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Good programmers break a program
down into small parts.
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They build that part, and make sure it
works before continuing to the next part.
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There's a lot to do in this challenge,
so I suggest that you start
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by creating a variable and storing
input from the prompt method in it.
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You can test to make sure
it works using console.log
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to log the value of
the variable to the console.
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If that works, add another variable and
capture another word.
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See if you can insert their
values into a string or
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combine them with another string.
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Then print the result to the console,
and so on.
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Now, I've given you a lot to do, but
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this challenge is a great way to
practice what you've learned so far.
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In the next video, I'll show you one
solution to this challenge, good luck.
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