StringingCharactersTogether: ExercisesP.2

Author: LanceOx

stringing-characters-together/exercises/part-two.js

@@ -3,30 +3,52 @@
 let dna = " TCG-TAC-gaC-TAC-CGT-CAG-ACT-TAa-CcA-GTC-cAt-AGA-GCT    ";
 
 // First, print out the dna strand in it's current state.
-
+console.log(dna)
 //1) Use the .trim() method to remove the leading and trailing whitespace, then print the result.
-
-console.log(/* Your code here. */);
+let dna2 = dna.trim()
+console.log(dna2/* Your code here. */);
 
 //2) Change all of the letters in the dna string to UPPERCASE, then print the result.
 
-console.log();
+console.log(dna.toUpperCase());
 
 //3) Note that after applying the methods above, the original, flawed string is still stored in dna. To fix this, we need to reassign the changes to back to dna.
 //Apply these fixes to your code so that console.log(dna) prints the DNA strand in UPPERCASE with no whitespace.
-
-console.log(dna);
+dna = "TCG-TAC-gaC-TAC-CGT-CAG-ACT-TAa-CcA-GTC-cAt-AGA-GCT"
+console.log(dna.toUpperCase());
 
 //Part Two Section Two
 
 let dnaTwo = "TCG-TAC-GAC-TAC-CGT-CAG-ACT-TAA-CCA-GTC-CAT-AGA-GCT";
 
 //1) Replace the gene "GCT" with "AGG", and then print the altered strand.
 
-//2) Look for the gene "CAT" with ``indexOf()``. If found print, "CAT gene found", otherwise print, "CAT gene NOT found".
+console.log(dnaTwo.replace("GCT","AGG"))
 
+//2) Look for the gene "CAT" with ``indexOf()``. If found print, "CAT gene found", otherwise print, "CAT gene NOT found".
+let indexOf = "CAT";
+if (String(dnaTwo).includes("CAT")){
+    console.log("CAT gene found.");
+} else {console.log("CAT gene not found");
+}
 //3) Use .slice() to print out the fifth gene (set of 3 characters) from the DNA strand.
 
-//4) Use a template literal to print, "The DNA strand is ___ characters long."
+console.log(String(dnaTwo.indexOf('CGT')));
+console.log(String(dnaTwo.indexOf('-CAG')))
+console.log(String(dnaTwo.slice(16,19)))
+//used the index to find the beginning and ending of the desired strand, within the string; and sliced it with corresponding numbers//
 
+//4) Use a template literal to print, "The DNA strand is ___ characters long."
+console.log(dnaTwo.length)
+let dnaLength = 51;
+let variable1 = "DNA strand"
+let tc = 'taco cat'
+console.log(`"The ${variable1} is ${dnaLength} characters long."`);
 //5) Just for fun, apply methods to ``dna`` and use another template literal to print, 'taco cat'.
+
+
+
+
+console.log(`"The temperature of the ${variable1} varies on the number of characters a ${variable1} has. \n
+So if there are ${dnaLength} characters, the temp will be just right to produce a ${tc}."`)
+