JavaScript: Negation
Along with the conjunction (AND) and disjunction (OR) we often use the "negation" operator, too. It changes the logical value to the opposite one. It is denoted by the unary operator ! in programming.
If there is a function that checks for even numbers, then negation will allow you to check for odd numbers:
const isEven = (number) => number % 2 === 0;
isEven(10); // true
!isEven(10); // false
I.e., we can just put a ! to the left of the function call and get the opposite result.
Negation is a powerful tool that allows you to concisely express the desired rules in your code without having to write new functions.
What if you wrote !!isEven(10) like this? Suddenly, the code would work. Double negation in logic is equivalent to no negation at all.
isEven(10); // true
!isEven(10); // false
!!isEven(10); // true
Instructions
- Write a function,
isPalindrome(), to check if a word is a palindrome. A palindrome is a word that reads the same backwards as it does forwards.
isPalindrome('refer'); // true
isPalindrome('level'); // true
isPalindrome('hexlet'); // false
// You can pass words to the function in any case
// So first you have to make the word lower case: word.toLowerCase()
isPalindrome('Madam'); // true
To find a palindrome, you need to reverse the string and compare it to the initial one. To do this, use the reverse() function.
reverse('hexlet'); // 'telhex'
- Write a function,
isNotPalindrome(), to check if a word is NOT a palindrome:
isNotPalindrome('level'); // false
isNotPalindrome('wow'); // false
isNotPalindrome('hexlet'); // true
All you need is to negate the isPalindrome() function call within the isNotPalindrome() function's body.
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