From e54b501090498b6a0b8ef7c24d4226142a56ddd5 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: MugunaSiameja <siamejam@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 30 Mar 2025 13:36:39 -0500
Subject: [PATCH] completed exercise

---
 common-string-methods.js | 27 +++++++++++++++------------
 1 file changed, 15 insertions(+), 12 deletions(-)

diff --git a/common-string-methods.js b/common-string-methods.js
index f6e2c29..ee2af88 100644
--- a/common-string-methods.js
+++ b/common-string-methods.js
@@ -65,27 +65,30 @@ Complete the following tasks and assign the results to the specified variables.
 
 */
 
-//Starter Code
+// Starter Code
 let inputString = "  Welcome to the Coding Bootcamp! Learn JavaScript today.  ";
 
 // 1. Searching
-let hasJavaScript; // Your code here
-let codingPosition; // Your code here
-let startsWithWelcome; // Your code here
-let endsWithToday; // Your code here
+let hasJavaScript = inputString.includes("JavaScript");
+let codingPosition = inputString.indexOf("Coding");
+let startsWithWelcome = inputString.trim().startsWith("Welcome");
+let endsWithToday = inputString.trim().endsWith("today.");
 
 // 2. Transforming
-let lowercaseString; // Your code here
-let uppercaseString; // Your code here
-let trimmedString; // Your code here
-let replacedString; // Your code here
+let lowercaseString = inputString.toLowerCase();
+let uppercaseString = inputString.toUpperCase();
+let trimmedString = inputString.trim();
+let replacedString = inputString.replace("JavaScript", "coding");
 
 // 3. Breaking Apart
-let wordsArray; // Your code here
+let wordsArray = inputString.trim().split(" ");
 
 // 4. Retrieving
-let firstCharacter; // Your code here
-let extractedBootcamp; // Your code here
+let firstCharacter = trimmedString.charAt(0);
+let extractedBootcamp = inputString.slice(
+  inputString.indexOf("Bootcamp"),
+  inputString.indexOf("Bootcamp") + "Bootcamp".length
+);
 
 // Log all results
 console.log({