Credit Card Checker Challenge Project (JavaScript)

annajiali · January 18, 2020, 7:17pm

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rita4421 · January 29, 2020, 7:44pm

Hi, I am trying to download your solution to compare mine, but the link in this just takes me back to the credit_card_checker_starter that only has the code at the beginning of the project. Can someone please just send me the solution or update your link?

ianmunrobot · January 29, 2020, 7:52pm

Thanks so much for finding that! We’ve updated the link above, and here it is as well: https://codecademy-content.s3.amazonaws.com/PRO/independent-practice-projects/credit-card-checker/credit-card-checker-solution.zip

danielbettech3797802 · January 30, 2020, 1:25am

Hello, how can I see other students solutions?

And, where can I share my GitHub url?
Can you give me feedback on my solution?

Thanks

cag1 · February 3, 2020, 8:25am

Hi,

I have changed the card checker as i wanted it to cycle through the arrays by using a function instead of a predefined array.
For the moment it’s using eval() but for obvious reasons I want another solution.

I am also having a bit of trouble not producing duplicates of the companies with mistakes.
here is the link:

gist.github.com

https://gist.github.com/AGSeries/bb42d10008225433e470051ba8adaff1

main.js

// 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]

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Any help would be appreciated.
How can i make it better?

thanks

cag1 · February 3, 2020, 6:56pm

I have fixed the duplicate issue

zacharyvermilion4276 · February 5, 2020, 4:19am

Hey guys! I am really stumped with this challenge project but I am trying to understand at my own pace. I got the first line of code for the project but had to refer to the sample solution for help. Can someone please walk me through what line 31 in the sample solution is doing.

(array.length - 1 - i) % 2 === 1)

I understand generically that this line of code is helping us pick out the lines of code that are every other so we can then multiply them by two for the Luhn formula but for some reason I can’t see the way the math works in my head.

Sorry to request such a detailed description but I have now spent like two hours just staring at this problem.

tagblaster31855 · February 7, 2020, 12:11am

gist.github.com

https://gist.github.com/codecademydev/ccffd72bc9ed54fe1a7d896c66350d0b

main.js

// 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];

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Cheers! Cool seeing all the different ways people got to the same answer.

liamaenllegmail.com · February 7, 2020, 11:47pm

gist.github.com

https://gist.github.com/codecademydev/19a8509140295badbb9c060234c80519

main.js

// 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];

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This was pretty tough, here’s my solution.

microsolver60516 · February 8, 2020, 3:20am

That is my solution for this task lads. Everything is working fine!! Cheers

github.com

JohanKilpp/creditcardvalidation/blob/master/creditCardChecker.js

// 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]

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lahinouski · February 12, 2020, 8:07pm

Does anyone see what’s wrong with my function? It counts all the stuff but filters the arrays that differ from the ones in the solution. Thank you.

helamanmorello613757 · February 13, 2020, 6:21pm

Here’s my solution!

gist.github.com

https://gist.github.com/codecademydev/237f1834dbee4d0bf0b604c460507f58

main.js

// 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];

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maxn_713 · February 17, 2020, 9:35pm

Just finished this. Here’s my solution.

gist.github.com

https://gist.github.com/codecademydev/d81e3cdbb506c4dc1e22f03ee63cb08d

main.js

// 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];

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axado · February 18, 2020, 5:32pm

Hi, legoghetto!
I don’t see any problem with your solution. It seems perfectly functional.

lahinouski · February 18, 2020, 5:40pm

Yeah, thanks. As I said it’s functioning but does filter wrong arrays. If you compare the output of this code and the solution code, you’ll see what I mean.

roubz1 · February 19, 2020, 9:59pm

Does anyone know how to do the extension part of this project? I am not able to understand the parseInt() function and how can I use it in this case.

boardwhiz59212 · February 20, 2020, 3:32am

I need to clean up my code a little but I got mine done. I think my validate function is a bit more simplistic than some others I have seen. https://gist.github.com/35d9e2fc971eeed70b3f28d26b648dc3

marcovaleri · February 22, 2020, 7:38pm

Hello everyone,

I finished this amazing project, this is my code, it works well.

Happy coding

marcovaleri · February 22, 2020, 7:41pm

Hi roubz1,

parseInt() is not complicated, I’m sure the following example can help you to understand better it:

let num = ‘36’;
console.log(typeof num); // Print “string”
num = parseInt(num);
console.log(typeof num); // Print “number”

juliantgh · February 23, 2020, 1:04pm

Gosh this took me a few days to figure out.

github.com

JulianSono/ca-cc-check/blob/master/ca-cc-check.js

// 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];

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