JAVASCRIPT, Build a Library: why do I get Nan, instead of a number?

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#1

[https://www.codecademy.com/courses/introduction-to-javascript/projects/build-a-library?action=resume_content_item])

class Media {
  constructor(title) {
    this._title = title;
    this._isCheckedOut = false;
    this._ratings = [];
  }
  
  get title() {
    return this._title;
  }
  
  get isCheckedOut() {
    return this._isCheckedOut;
  }
  
  get ratings () {
    return this._ratings;
  }
  
  set isCheckedOut (value) {
    this._isCheckedOut = value;
  }
  
  toggleCheckOutStatus() {
    this._isCheckedOut = !this._isCheckedOut;
  }
  
  getAverageRating () {
    let ratingsSum =
    this.ratings.reduce = ((accumulator, rating) => 
    accumulator + rating);
    return ratingsSum / this.ratings.length;
  }
  
  addRating(value) {
    this.ratings.push(value);
  }
  
}

 class Book extends Media {
  constructor (author, title, pages) {
    super(title);
    this._author = author;
    this._pages = pages;
    }
  
  
  get author() {
    return this._author;
  }

  get pages() {
    return this.pages;
    }
 }


   class Movie extends Media {
    constructor(director, title, runTime) {
    super(title);
    this._director = director;
    this._runTime = runTime;
    }
  

get director() {
  return this._director;
}

get runTime() {
  return this._runTime;
}
   }



const historyOfEverything = new Book ('Bill Bryson', 'A Short History of Nearly Everything', 544);
historyOfEverything.toggleCheckOutStatus();
console.log(historyOfEverything.isCheckedOut);
historyOfEverything.addRating(4);
historyOfEverything.addRating(5);
historyOfEverything.addRating(5);
console.log(historyOfEverything.getAverageRating());

const speed = new Movie('Jan de Bont', 'speed', 116);
speed.toggleCheckOutStatus();
console.log(speed.isCheckedOut);
speed.addRating(1);
speed.addRating(1);
speed.addRating(5);
console.log(speed.getAverageRating());
#2

There is the error, let ratingSum is defined as an empty variable.
If you then return a division of that variable it returns a NaN.

#3

Also:

get pages() {
    return this.pages;
    }
 }

is missing an _
#4

Please see my comments added to your code. As @janneslohmeijer pointed out, you are missing the underscore in a few places in your code when referring to the backing variables. Look at your addRating and get pages functions.

It appears that maybe this line this.ratings.reduce = ((accumulator, rating) => accumulator + rating);
was intended to be the value assigned to ratingsSum That will work, but there should not be an = after reduce.

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#5

Thank you, that was helpful!

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