strings part 2 done

Author: jacxd64

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

@@ -4,17 +4,21 @@ 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. */);
+console.log(dna.trim());
 
 //2) Change all of the letters in the dna string to UPPERCASE, then print the result.
 
-console.log();
+console.log(dna.toUpperCase().trim());
 
 //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.
 
+dna = dna.toUpperCase().trim();
+
 console.log(dna);
 
 //Part Two Section Two
@@ -23,10 +27,25 @@ 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.
 
+dnaTwo = dnaTwo.replace("GCT", "AGG");
+console.log(dnaTwo);
+
 //2) Look for the gene "CAT" with ``indexOf()``. If found print, "CAT gene found", otherwise print, "CAT gene NOT found".
 
+if (dnaTwo.indexOf("CAT") === -1) {
+    console.log("CAT gene NOT found.");
+} else {
+    console.log("CAT gene found.")
+}
+
 //3) Use .slice() to print out the fifth gene (set of 3 characters) from the DNA strand.
 
+console.log(dnaTwo.slice(16, 19));
+
 //4) Use a template literal to print, "The DNA strand is ___ characters long."
 
+console.log(`The DNA strand is ${dnaTwo.length - 1} characters long.`)
+
 //5) Just for fun, apply methods to ``dna`` and use another template literal to print, 'taco cat'.
+
+console.log(`${dna.slice(4,7).toLowerCase()}o ${dna.slice(dna.indexOf('CAT'),dna.indexOf('CAT')+3).toLowerCase()}`);