<html>
<head>
<meta charset="utf-8">
<meta http-equiv="X-UA-Compatible" content="IE=edge,chrome=1">
<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width">
<title>Silly story generator</title>
</head>
<body>
<div>
<label for="customname">Enter custom name:</label>
<input id="customname" type="text" placeholder="">
</div>
<div>
<label for="us">US</label><input id="us" type="radio" name="ukus" value="us" checked>
<label for="uk">UK</label><input id="uk" type="radio" name="ukus" value="uk">
</div>
<div>
<button class="randomize">Generate random story</button>
</div>
<!-- Thanks a lot to Willy Aguirre for his help with the code for this assessment -->
<p class="story"></p>
</body>
</html>
body {
font-family: helvetica, sans-serif;
width: 350px;
}
label {
font-weight: bold;
}
div {
padding-bottom: 20px;
}
input[type="text"] {
padding: 5px;
width: 150px;
}
p {
background: #FFC125;
color: #5E2612;
padding: 10px;
visibility: hidden;
}
const customName = document.getElementById('customname');
const randomize = document.querySelector('.randomize');
const story = document.querySelector('.story');
function randomValueFromArray(array){
const random = Math.floor(Math.random()*array.length);
return array[random];
}
const storyText = "It was 94 fahrenheit outside, so :insertx: went for a walk. When they got to :inserty:, they stared in horror for a few moments, then :insertz:. Bob saw the whole thing, but was not surprised — :insertx: weighs 300 pounds, and it was a hot day.";
const insertX = ["Willy the Goblin", "Big Daddy", "Father Christmas"];
const insertY = ["the soup kitchen", "Disneyland", "the White House"];
const insertZ = ["spontaneously combusted", "melted into a puddle on the sidewalk", "turned into a slug and crawled away"];
randomize.addEventListener('click', result);
function result() {
let newStory = storyText;
const xItem = randomValueFromArray(insertX);
const yItem = randomValueFromArray(insertY);
const zItem = randomValueFromArray(insertZ);
newStory = newStory.replaceAll(":insertx:", xItem);
newStory = newStory.replace(":inserty:", yItem);
newStory = newStory.replace(":insertz:", zItem);
if(customName.value !== '') {
const name = customName.value;
newStory = newStory.replace("Bob", name);
}
if(document.getElementById("uk").checked) {
const weight = Math.round(300/14) + " stone";
const temperature = Math.round(((94-32)*5)/9)+ " centigrade";
newStory = newStory.replace('94 fahrenheit', temperature);
newStory = newStory.replace('300 pounds', weight);
}
story.textContent = newStory;
story.style.visibility = 'visible';
}
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