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// logging to the console
console.log("Studio Ghibli");

// asks user for a yes/no confirmation
confirm("I love Studio Ghibli.");

// prompts the user for an answer
prompt("What is the name of your favorite animation studio?");

// substring function usage to print Ghibli
"Studio Ghibli".substring(7, "Studio Ghibli".length);

// function syntax at CodeAcademy.com
var greeting = function (name) {
    console.log("Great to see you," + " " + name);
};

// the function below returns a random number between 0 and 1
var randomNumber = Math.random();

// checking the type of the received parameter
var cube = function (x) {
    if (typeof(x) != 'number') return 0;
    return x * x * x;
}

/*
Code snippet showing how to wrap long lines of text and the hits method of Arrays,
used to insert a new item in it.
*/
var text = "Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. \
Duis in rutrum lorem.Akihiko Vestibulum ante ipsum primis in faucibus \
orci luctus et ultrices posuere cubilia Curae;. ";

var myName = "Akihiko";
var hits = []; // could also be var hits = new Array();

for (var i = 0; i < text.length; i++) {
    if (text[i] === "A") {
        for (var j = i; j < i + myName.length; j++) {
	    hits.push(text[j]);
	}
    }
}

if (hits.length === 0)
    console.log("Your name wasn't found!");
else
    console.log(hits);

// do / while construction
loopCondition = false;

do {
    console.log("I'm gonna stop looping 'cause my condition is " + String(loopCondition) + "!");	
} while (loopCondition === true);

// creating a random true/false variable
var youWon = Math.floor(Math.random() * 2); // returns 0 or 1, that evaluates to true/false

// beware of this behaviour of JavaScript
console.log(isNaN('42')); // prints false

/* simple example on using switch and logical operators */
var message = "Totoro has just appeared in front of you. \
Choose a present to give him (UMBRELLA, NUTS, OCARINA)";
var action = prompt(message).toUpperCase();

switch (action) {
    case "UMBRELLA":
        var umbrellaMsg = "Are you waiting for your father? (YES/NO)";
	var umbrellaAct = prompt(umbrellaMsg).toUpperCase();        
        if (umbrellaAct === "YES") {
            console.log("Totoro waits together until Neko Bus comes.");
        } else {
            console.log("Totoro goes away.");
        }
	break;
	
    case "NUTS":
        var nutsMsg1 = "Have you planted some of it before? (YES/NO)";
	var nutsAct1 = prompt(nutsMsg1).toUpperCase();
        var nutsMsg2 = "Are you used to sleep early? (YES/NO)";
        var nutsAct2 = prompt(nutsMsg2).toUpperCase();
        if (nutsAct1 === "YES" && nutsAct2 === "YES") {
            console.log("Totoro comes to help you make these nuts into a huge tree.");
        } else {
            console.log("Totoro won't come.");
        }
	break;
		
    case "OCARINA":
        var ocarinaMsg1 = "Can you play it? (YES/NO)";
	var ocarinaAct1 = prompt(ocarinaMsg1).toUpperCase();
        var ocarinaMsg2 = "Are you afraid of high height? (YES/NO)";
	var ocarinaAct2 = prompt(ocarinaMsg2).toUpperCase();
        if (ocarinaAct1 === "NO" || ocarinaAct2 === "YES") {
            console.log("Totoro won't do anything.");
        } else {
            console.log("Totoro will take you to the top of a huge tree to play together.");
        }
	break;
		
    default:
        var invalidMsg = "Are you sure? (YES/NO)";
	var invalidAct = prompt(invalidMsg).toUpperCase();        
        if (invalidAct === "YES") {
            console.log("OK.");
        }
        else {
            console.log("OK too.");
        }
	break;
}

/*
    examples on creating new objects using two different notation
*/

// object literal notation
var emptyObj = {};
// or
var myObj = {
    type: 'fancy',
    disposition: 'sunny'
};

//object constructor
var myObj = new Object();
myObj["type"] == "fancy";
myObj["disposition"] = "sunny";
// or
myObj.type == "fancy";
myObj.disposition = "sunny";

// one more simple example on objects. It is important to take a look at how to iterate over object properties
var friends = {};
friends.bill = {
    firstName: "Bill",
    lastName: "Gates",
    number: "(206) 555-5555",
    address: ['One Microsoft Way','Redmond','WA','98052']
};
friends.steve = {
    firstName: "Steve",
    lastName: "Jobs",
    number: "(408) 555-5555",
    address: ['1 Infinite Loop','Cupertino','CA','95014']
};

var list = function(obj) {
    for(var prop in obj) {
        console.log(prop);
    }
};

list(friends);
search("Steve");

// example on how to declare object methods
var preferences = new Object();
preferences.favoriteMovie = "Princess Mononoke";

preferences.setFavoriteMovie = function(newMovie) {
    preferences.favoriteMovie = newMovie;
};

preferences.setfavoriteMovie("Spirited Away");

// the example above is very limited because setFavoriteMovie can only change the property of the preferences object
// we can use the "this" keyword to create a generic implementation of the method
var setFavoriteMovie = function(newMovie) { // declaring it even before creating the object
    this.favoriteMovie = newMovie;
};

var preferences = new Object();
preferences.favoriteMovie = "Princess Mononoke";
preferences.setFavoriteMovie = setFavoriteMovie;
preferences.setfavoriteMovie("Spirited Away");

// in the last example we could also define setFavoriteMovie as an preferences exclusive method:
preferences.setFavoriteMovie = function(newMovie) {
    this.favoriteMovie = newMovie;
};

// defining a JavaScript class
function GhibliMovie(name, releaseYear) {
    this.name = name;
    this.releaseYear = releaseYear;
    this.director = "Hayao Miyazaki";
    this.getMovieDetails = getMovieDetails();
}

function getMovieDetails() {
    return "Movie Name: " + this.name + " (" + this.releaseYear + ")\nDirectedy by: " + this.director;
}

var whisper = new GhibliMovie("Whisper of the Heart", 1996);
whisper.director = "Yoshifumi Kondou";
alert(whisper.getMovieDetails());

// the same class with its method defined internally to avoid name conflicts
// the code to use the class remains the same
function GhibliMovie(name, releaseYear) {
    this.name = name;
    this.releaseYear = releaseYear;
    this.director = "Hayao Miyazaki";
    this.getMovieDetails = function() {
        return "Movie Name: " + this.name + " (" + this.releaseYear + ")\nDirectedy by: " + this.director;
    }
}

// in the above example, the method getMovieDetails is recreated everytime a new object is created
// to avoid that, we can add the method to the prototype of the constructor function
// the code to use the class remains the same
function GhibliMovie(name, releaseYear) {
    this.name = name;
    this.releaseYear = releaseYear;
    this.director = "Hayao Miyazaki";    
}

GhibliMovie.prototype.getMovieDetails = function() {
    return "Movie Name: " + this.name + " (" + this.releaseYear + ")\nDirectedy by: " + this.director;
}

// we can use a completely different syntax: object literals
var whisper = {
    name:            "Whisper of the Heart",
    releaseYear:     1996,
    getMovieDetails: function() {
        return "Movie Name: " + this.name + " (" + this.releaseYear + ")\nDirectedy by: " + this.director;
    }
}

whisper.director = "Yoshifumi Kondou";
alert(whisper.getMovieDetails());

// an instance such as whisper above is called singleton
// we can use a function to define the same singleton
var whisper = new function() {
    this.name =            "Whisper of the Heart",
    this.releaseYear =     1996,
    this.getMovieDetails = function() {
        return "Movie Name: " + this.name + " (" + this.releaseYear + ")\nDirectedy by: " + this.director;
    }
}

whisper.director = "Yoshifumi Kondou";
alert(whisper.getMovieDetails());

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