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LessThan3 programming challenge
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// Compare function for sort: | |
// Move 'jack' forward first, then 'jill' if no 'jack'; leave other values unsorted | |
function compare(a, b){ | |
if (a === 'jack'){ | |
return -1; | |
} else if (b === 'jack') { | |
return 1; | |
} else if (a === 'jill') { | |
return -1; | |
} else if (b === 'jill') { | |
return 1; | |
} else { | |
return 0; | |
} | |
} | |
// Define test cases and expected outputs | |
var testCases = [ | |
['bob', 'jill', 'jack', 'amanda'], | |
['bob', 'jill', 'amanda'], | |
['bob', 'jack', 'jill', 'jack', 'amanda'] | |
]; | |
var expectedOutputs = [ | |
['jack', 'jill', 'bob', 'amanda'], | |
['jill', 'bob', 'amanda'], | |
['jack', 'jack', 'jill', 'bob', 'amanda'] | |
]; | |
// Perform tests | |
testCases.forEach(function(testCase, i){ | |
console.log('Test case ' + i); | |
console.log('input: ' + testCase.join(', ')); | |
testCase.sort(compare); // Sort in place | |
console.log('output: ' + testCase.join(', ')); | |
if (testCase.join('') === expectedOutputs[i].join('')){ | |
console.log("=> Pass"); | |
} else { | |
console.log("=> Fail"); | |
} | |
console.log(''); | |
}) |
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