Lab Instructions: Building a Functional Program
In this exercise you'll get hands-on practice with functional programming concepts.
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Task 1: Build a function-based console log message generator
In this exercise, your task is to code a function named consoleStyler, which accepts four parameters:
colorbackgroundfontSizetxt
Inside the body of the consoleStyler() function declaration, you need to do the following:
Create a new variable named message, and assign the following to it on the very first line inside the consoleStyler() function body.:
"%c" + txt;
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Create a style variable and assign the following to it on the next line:
`color: ${color};`
Tip: The single backtick before color and after the semi-colon must be included.
Next, update the style variable (using the += operator) with the following code:
`background: ${background};`
Tip: The single backtick before background and after the semi-colon must be included.
Then, update the style variable (again, using the += operator) with the following code:
`font-size: ${fontSize};`
Tip: The single backtick before font-size and after the semi-colon must be included.
Finally, console log the message and style variables inside the consoleStyler function declaration.
Hint: Be sure to use backticks (``) when updating your variable styles and not single ('') or double ("") quotes.
Task 2: Build another console log message generator.
Your task is to code another function, and name it celebrateStyler(). The function accepts a single parameter, reason, which should be of string data type.
Inside the function declaration's body, code the following:
A new variable, named fontStyle, assigning it this code:
"color: tomato; font-size: 50px";
On the next line, an if statement, verifying that reason == "birthday".
Inside the body of the if block, code the following:
console.log(`%cHappy birthday`, fontStyle);
On the next line, add an else if, and inside the parentheses, check that
reason == "champions"
Inside the else if block, add this code:
console.log(`%cCongrats on the title!`, fontStyle);
Add an else block, with the following code inside of it:
console.log(message, style);
Task 3: Run both the consoleStyler and the celebrateStyler functions
Invoke the consoleStyler() function, with the following arguments:
'#1d5c63'
'#ede6db'
'40px'
'Congrats!'
Next, invoke the celebrateStyler() function, with the following argument:
Task 4: Insert a congratulatory and custom message
- Code another function, named
styleAndCelebrate().
The function declaration's body should consist of two function invocations: consoleStyler(color, background, fontSize, txt);
celebrateStyler(reason);
Next, invoke the new function, using the following arguments:
'ef7c8e''fae8e0''30px''You made it!''champions'
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Great job! Please continue to the next lesson.
function consoleStyler(color, background, fontSize, txt) {
let message = "%c" + txt;
let style = `color: ${color};`;
style += `background: ${background};`;
style += `font-size: ${fontSize};`;
console.log(message, style);
}
function celebrateStyler(reason) {
let fontStyle = "color: tomato; font-size: 50px";
if (reason == "birthday") {
console.log(`%cHappy birthday`, fontStyle);
}
else if (reason == "champions") {
console.log(`%cCongrats on the title!`, fontStyle);
}
else {
console.log(`%cMessage not recognized`, fontStyle);
}
}
consoleStyler('#1d5c63', '#ede6db', '40px', 'Congrats!');
celebrateStyler('birthday');
function styleAndCelebrate(color, background, fontSize, txt, reason) {
consoleStyler(color, background, fontSize, txt);
celebrateStyler(reason);
}
styleAndCelebrate('ef7c8e', 'fae8e0', '30px', 'You made it!', 'champions');
