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nested Arrays and accessing every other index in javascript


// All valid credit card numbers
const valid1 = [4, 5, 3, 9, 6, 7, 7, 9, 0, 8, 0, 1, 6, 8, 0, 8]
const valid2 = [5, 5, 3, 5, 7, 6, 6, 7, 6, 8, 7, 5, 1, 4, 3, 9]
const valid3 = [3, 7, 1, 6, 1, 2, 0, 1, 9, 9, 8, 5, 2, 3, 6]
const valid4 = [6, 0, 1, 1, 1, 4, 4, 3, 4, 0, 6, 8, 2, 9, 0, 5]
const valid5 = [4, 5, 3, 9, 4, 0, 4, 9, 6, 7, 8, 6, 9, 6, 6, 6]

// All invalid credit card numbers
const invalid1 = [4, 5, 3, 2, 7, 7, 8, 7, 7, 1, 0, 9, 1, 7, 9, 5]
const invalid2 = [5, 7, 9, 5, 5, 9, 3, 3, 9, 2, 1, 3, 4, 6, 4, 3]
const invalid3 = [3, 7, 5, 7, 9, 6, 0, 8, 4, 4, 5, 9, 9, 1, 4]
const invalid4 = [6, 0, 1, 1, 1, 2, 7, 9, 6, 1, 7, 7, 7, 9, 3, 5]
const invalid5 = [5, 3, 8, 2, 0, 1, 9, 7, 7, 2, 8, 8, 3, 8, 5, 4]

// Can be either valid or invalid
const mystery1 = [3, 4, 4, 8, 0, 1, 9, 6, 8, 3, 0, 5, 4, 1, 4]
const mystery2 = [5, 4, 6, 6, 1, 0, 0, 8, 6, 1, 6, 2, 0, 2, 3, 9]
const mystery3 = [6, 0, 1, 1, 3, 7, 7, 0, 2, 0, 9, 6, 2, 6, 5, 6, 2, 0, 3]
const mystery4 = [4, 9, 2, 9, 8, 7, 7, 1, 6, 9, 2, 1, 7, 0, 9, 3]
const mystery5 = [4, 9, 1, 3, 5, 4, 0, 4, 6, 3, 0, 7, 2, 5, 2, 3]

// An array of all the arrays above
const batch = [valid1, valid2, valid3, valid4, valid5, invalid1, invalid2, invalid3, invalid4, invalid5, mystery1, mystery2, mystery3, mystery4, mystery5]

// Add your functions below:
let i = batch.length - 1
const validateCred = () => {
    for(i; i >= 0; i--) {
        for (var j = batch[i].length - 1; j >= 0; j--) {
           console.log(batch[i][j]);
        }
    }
}
validateCred();

I need help on a small project on codecademy to create a credit-card validator. The idea is to check the digits from right to left in the arrays. After that I need to multiply every other index on the credit card numbers by 2 if its greater than 9 after doubling subtract 9. All of the elements in the card should equal 100. If they do then the card number is valid. I was trying to do this with a nested for loop but I am struggling on checking the number for every other index.


Solution

  • The code should be self-explanatory. Since you are a beginner, you can find the standard array methods here:

    // All valid credit card numbers
    const valids =[ 
     [4, 5, 3, 9, 6, 7, 7, 9, 0, 8, 0, 1, 6, 8, 0, 8],
     [5, 5, 3, 5, 7, 6, 6, 7, 6, 8, 7, 5, 1, 4, 3, 9],
     [3, 7, 1, 6, 1, 2, 0, 1, 9, 9, 8, 5, 2, 3, 6],
     [6, 0, 1, 1, 1, 4, 4, 3, 4, 0, 6, 8, 2, 9, 0, 5],
     [4, 5, 3, 9, 4, 0, 4, 9, 6, 7, 8, 6, 9, 6, 6, 6]
    ]
    // All invalid credit card numbers
    const invalids = [ 
      [4, 5, 3, 2, 7, 7, 8, 7, 7, 1, 0, 9, 1, 7, 9, 5],
      [5, 7, 9, 5, 5, 9, 3, 3, 9, 2, 1, 3, 4, 6, 4, 3],
      [3, 7, 5, 7, 9, 6, 0, 8, 4, 4, 5, 9, 9, 1, 4],
      [6, 0, 1, 1, 1, 2, 7, 9, 6, 1, 7, 7, 7, 9, 3, 5],
      [5, 3, 8, 2, 0, 1, 9, 7, 7, 2, 8, 8, 3, 8, 5, 4]
    ]
    
    // Can be either valid or invalid
    const mysterious = [
      [3, 4, 4, 8, 0, 1, 9, 6, 8, 3, 0, 5, 4, 1, 4],
      [5, 4, 6, 6, 1, 0, 0, 8, 6, 1, 6, 2, 0, 2, 3, 9],
      [6, 0, 1, 1, 3, 7, 7, 0, 2, 0, 9, 6, 2, 6, 5, 6, 2, 0, 3],
      [4, 9, 2, 9, 8, 7, 7, 1, 6, 9, 2, 1, 7, 0, 9, 3],
      [4, 9, 1, 3, 5, 4, 0, 4, 6, 3, 0, 7, 2, 5, 2, 3]
    ]
    
    function validate_credit_card( code ) {
      result = code.reverse();
      result = result.map( double_odd_positions );
      result = result.map( substract_nine_from_numbers_above_nine );
      result = result.reduce( add, 0);
      result = result % 10 === 0;
      return result;
    }
    
    function double_odd_positions( number, index ) {
      if( index % 2 === 0 ) return number;
      else return number * 2;
    }
    
    function substract_nine_from_numbers_above_nine (number) {
      if( number > 9 ) return number - 9;
      else return number;
    }
    function add(number, accumulator) {
      return accumulator + number;
    }
    
    console.log('valids:');
    valids.forEach( code => {
      console.log( validate_credit_card(code) )
    })
    
    console.log('invalids:');
    invalids.forEach( code => {
      console.log( validate_credit_card(code) )
    })
    console.log('mysterious:');
    mysterious.forEach( code => {
      console.log( validate_credit_card(code) )
    })