Question

I have 10 variables. q1 through q10

my script is as follows:

if (q1 == '1') { q1 = 'Yes'; 
} else if (q1 == '2') { q1 = 'No';
} else { q1 = 'Did Not Answer'; }

I already typed this out for all 10. I am not sure if I can insert another variable into this variable.

I’m trying to do something like this:

var ex = '1';
while (ex < 11) { 
if (q[ex] == '1') { q[ex] = 'Yes'; ex++;
} else if (q[ex] == '0') { q[ex] = 'No'; ex++;
} else { q[ex] = 'Did Not Answer'; ex++ }

Basically I want to eliminate 4 lines of code x 10 variables.

[ex] is a variable inside the variable (to represent q1, determine q1 = Yes, No, or Did Not Answer, then add 1 to q[ex] which would now be q2….

I understand that the [] may not be correct, I just don’t know how to explain this in a way that is understandable.

Thank you.

Answer 1

This wouldn’t limit it down all the way but you could create a function

translate = function(v)
{
    if (v === '1') { 
        v = 'Yes'; 
    } else if (v === '2') { 
        v = 'No';
    } else { 
        v = 'Did Not Answer'; 
    }
  return var
}

Then call translate(q1) etc for each variable. That would move it to ~16 lines rather than 40 and avoid repeating code.

You also could reform your variables as an array of variables and loop through quickly like that, but I don’t know where they are all being defined and how that would work for you.
EDIT: Bergi has a good example of this. If you can reform your variables like that, that is the best way to go.