le pul'quest

string.js

@@ -1,42 +1,58 @@
-//DrEvil
+// #1 DrEvil
 //create a function called DrEvil. It should take a single argument, an amount
 //and return '<amount> dollars', except it will add '(pinky)' at the end if 
 //the amount is 1 million. For example:
 // DrEvil(10): 10 dollars
 // DrEvil(1000000): 1000000 dollars (pinky)
 // answer below:
 
+function DrEvil (amount) {
+	if (amount == 1000000) {
+	console.log(amount + " dollars! (pinky)");
+	} else {
+		console.log(amount + " dollars.");
+	}
+};
 
+DrEvil(1421094); // returns 1421094 dollars.
+DrEvil(1000000); // 1000000 dollars! (pinky)
 
 
-
-
-
-//Create a function called mixUp
+console.log("---------+---------")
+// #2 Create a function called mixUp
 //It should take in two stings, and return the concatenation of the two strings(separated by a space)
 //slicing out and swapping the first 2 characters of each. You can assume that the strings are at least 2 characters long. 
 //For example:
 //mixUp('mix', 'pod'): 'pox mid'
 //mixUp('dog', 'dinner'): 'dig donner'
 //write answer below 
 
+function mixUp(word1, word2) {
+	return word2.slice(0, 2) + word1.slice(2) + " " + word1.slice(0, 2) + word2.slice(2);
+};
 
+console.log(mixUp("Knowledge", "House"));
 
 
-
-
-//Create a function called fixStart
+console.log("---------+---------")
+// #3 Create a function called fixStart
 //It should take a single argument, a string, and return a version where all occurences of its first
 //character have been replaced with '*', except for the character itself. 
 //fixstart('babble'): 'ba**le'
 //write answer below
 
+function fixStart (leString) {
+	// establishing 'exclusive' letter
+	let karac = leString.charAt(0);
+	return karac + leString.slice(1).replace(new RegExp(karac, 'g'), '*');
+}
 
+console.log(fixStart("JumpingJahasfatsJeeWillikers"));
+// i had to look up the RegExp object
 
 
-
-
-//Create a function called verbing. It should take a single argument, a string.
+console.log("---------+---------")
+// #4 Create a function called verbing. It should take a single argument, a string.
 //If it's length is at least 3, it should add 'ing' to its end, unless it already ends in 'ing',
 //in which case it should add 'ly' instead. If the string length is less than 3, 
 //it should leave it unchanged. For example: 
@@ -45,14 +61,29 @@
 //verbing('go'): 'go'
 //write answer below
 
+function verbing(term) {
+  if (term.length < 3) {
+  	return term
+	}
+
+  if (term.slice(-3) == 'ing') {
+    return term + 'ly';
+	} else {
+    return term + 'ing';
+  }
+} // end of function
 
+console.log(verbing("run"));
+console.log(verbing("pontificate"));
+console.log(verbing("Yo"));
 
 
 
 
 
 
-//Create a function called notBad that takes a single argument, a string
+console.log("---------+---------")
+// #5 Create a function called notBad that takes a single argument, a string
 //It should find the first appearance of the substring 'not' and 'bad'
 //If the 'bad' follows the 'not', then it should replace the whole 'not'...'bad'
 //substring with 'good' and return the result
@@ -62,4 +93,20 @@
 //notBad('This dinner is not that bad!'): 'This dinner is good!'
 //notBad('This movie is not so bad!'): 'This movie is good!'
 //notBad('This dinner is bad!'): 'This dinner is bad!'
-//write answer below 
+//write answer below 
+
+function notBad(expressi0n) {
+  var houseOfNot = expressi0n.indexOf('not');
+  var groupOfBad = expressi0n.indexOf('bad');
+  if (houseOfNot == -1 || groupOfBad == -1 || groupOfBad < houseOfNot) return expressi0n;
+  return expressi0n.slice(0, houseOfNot) + 'good' + expressi0n.slice(groupOfBad + 3);
+}
+
+console.log(notBad("Staying up this late is not that bad!"));
+console.log(notBad("Waking up at 3:00PM is not so bad!"));
+console.log(notBad("Poor indentation is bad!"));
+console.log(notBad("Staying up this late not is that bad!")); // hmmmm...
+console.log(notBad("Staying up this late ain't that bad!")); // hmmmm...
+
+
+