Accepting partial strings of user input

Question

Hey guys forgive the newbie language in this question.

I'm learning JS and trying to keep my code as parsimonious as possible. Is there an easier way to allow for either a slice of a string or the entire thing? I came up with this as a solution but I'm sure there is a much shorter way of doing this. Thanks in advance for the help!

var answer = prompt("Who is your favorite Star Wars Character?", "Enter something, Rebel Scum.");

switch(answer.toLowerCase()) {
  case 'jar jar' && 'jar jar binks':
    console.log("Seriously...");
    break;
}

refer http://stackoverflow.com/questions/6513585/javascript-or-expression-in-a-switch-case — nisar, Apr 20 '16 at 04:59

score 1 · Answer 1 · answered Apr 20 '16 at 05:06

You can not use && in switch case.. Try this JsFiddle

var answer = prompt("Who is your favorite Star Wars Character?", "Enter something, Rebel Scum.");
switch (answer.toLowerCase())
{
    case "jar jar":
    case "jar jar binks":
        alert("hello");
        break;

}

Accepting partial strings of user input

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