---
id: 660ae3eeef9ad289bece426b
title: Step 11
challengeType: 0
dashedName: step-11
---
# --description--
In the previous projects, you used regular functions. But in the rest of the projects, you will be working with arrow functions . The next few steps will focus on teaching you the basics of arrow functions.
An arrow function is an anonymous function expression and a shorter way to write functions. Anonymous means that the function does not have a name. Arrow functions are always anonymous.
Here is the basic syntax:
```js
() => {}
```
To create a named arrow function, you can assign the function to a variable:
```js
const exampleFunction = () => {
// code goes here
}
```
Create a new named arrow function called `printGreeting`. Inside the body of that function use the `console.log()` method to print the string `"Hello there!"`.
# --hints--
You should have a function called `printGreeting`.
```js
assert.isFunction(printGreeting);
```
You should use arrow syntax to create the `printGreeting` function.
```js
assert.match(code, /(let|const)\s+printGreeting\s*=\s*\(.*\)\s*=>\s*{\s*[\s\S]*}\s*;?/)
```
Your `printGreeting` function should include a `console.log('Hello there!')`.
```js
assert.match(printGreeting.toString(), /console\.log\(['"]Hello\s+there!['"]\)/);
```
# --seed--
## --seed-contents--
```html
Learn Basic String and Array Methods by Building a Music Player App
```
```css
:root {
/* colors */
--primary-color: #dfdfe2;
--secondary-color: #ffffff;
--app-background-color: #4d4d62;
--background-color: #1b1b32;
--foreground-color: #3b3b4f;
--highlight-color: #f1be32;
/* font sizes */
--root-font-size: 16px;
font-size: var(--root-font-size);
/* font-families */
--font-headline: "Roboto Mono", monospace;
--font-family: "Lato", sans-serif;
}
*,
*::after,
*::before {
box-sizing: border-box;
}
body {
background-color: var(--app-background-color);
color: var(--primary-color);
font-family: var(--font-family);
}
h1 {
font-size: 1.125rem;
line-height: 1.6;
}
h2 {
font-size: var(--root-font-size);
}
ul {
margin: 0;
}
.container {
margin-top: 10px;
display: flex;
flex-direction: column;
justify-content: center;
align-items: center;
row-gap: 5px;
}
.player,
.playlist {
width: 450px;
background-color: var(--background-color);
border: 3px solid var(--foreground-color);
}
.player {
height: 260px;
padding: 10px;
display: flex;
flex-direction: column;
align-items: center;
row-gap: 10px;
}
.player-bar,
.playlist-bar {
display: flex;
justify-content: space-between;
align-items: center;
padding: 0 5px;
width: 100%;
height: 30px;
background-color: var(--foreground-color);
}
.parallel-lines {
display: flex;
flex-wrap: wrap;
row-gap: 6px;
padding: 0 5px;
}
.parallel-lines > div {
height: 2px;
width: 100%;
min-width: 75px;
background-color: var(--highlight-color);
}
.fcc-title,
.playlist-title {
color: var(--secondary-color);
margin: 0 10px;
font-family: var(--font-headline);
}
.player-content {
display: flex;
background-color: var(--foreground-color);
width: 430px;
height: 200px;
column-gap: 13px;
align-items: center;
justify-content: center;
}
#player-album-art {
background-color: var(--secondary-color);
border: 6px solid var(--background-color);
}
#player-album-art img {
width: 150px;
display: block;
}
.player-display {
display: flex;
flex-direction: column;
row-gap: 20px;
padding: 14px;
background-color: var(--background-color);
height: 153px;
width: 226px;
}
.player-display-song-artist {
height: 80px;
}
.player-buttons svg {
fill: var(--primary-color);
}
.playing > svg {
fill: var(--highlight-color);
}
.player-buttons {
display: flex;
justify-content: space-around;
}
button {
background: transparent;
border: none;
color: var(--primary-color);
cursor: pointer;
font-size: var(--root-font-size);
outline-color: var(--highlight-color);
text-align: center;
}
.playlist-song {
outline-color: var(--highlight-color);
}
.playlist li:not(:last-child) {
border-bottom: 1px solid var(--background-color);
}
button:focus,
.playlist-song:focus {
outline-style: dashed;
outline-width: 2px;
}
/* Playlist */
.playlist {
height: auto;
padding: 10px;
display: flex;
flex-direction: column;
align-items: center;
row-gap: 10px;
}
#playlist-songs {
width: 430px;
height: 100%;
background-color: var(--foreground-color);
display: flex;
flex-direction: column;
row-gap: 8px;
padding: 8px 9px;
visibility: visible;
justify-content: start;
list-style: none;
}
.playlist-song {
display: flex;
height: 55px;
justify-content: space-between;
align-items: center;
padding: 5px;
}
[aria-current="true"] {
background-color: var(--background-color);
}
[aria-current="true"] p {
color: var(--highlight-color);
}
.playlist-song-info {
height: 100%;
display: flex;
flex-direction: row;
align-items: center;
justify-content: space-around;
column-gap: 7px;
padding: 5px 0;
font-family: var(--font-family);
}
#player-song-title,
#player-song-artist {
margin: 0;
}
#player-song-artist {
color: var(--highlight-color);
font-size: 0.75rem;
}
#player-song-title {
font-size: 1.125rem;
}
.playlist-song-title {
font-size: 0.85rem;
width: 241px;
text-align: left;
}
.playlist-song-artist {
font-size: 0.725rem;
width: 80px;
}
.playlist-song-duration {
font-size: 0.725rem;
margin: auto;
font-family: var(--font-headline);
width: 30px;
}
.playlist-song-delete {
padding: 0;
width: 20px;
height: 20px;
}
.playlist-song-delete,
.playlist-song-delete {
fill: var(--foreground-color);
}
.playlist-song-delete:hover circle,
.playlist-song-delete:focus circle {
fill: #ff0000;
}
@media (max-width: 700px) {
.player,
.playlist {
width: 300px;
}
.player {
height: 340px;
}
#playlist-songs {
height: 280px;
padding: 5px 6px;
overflow-y: scroll;
overflow-x: hidden;
scrollbar-color: var(--background-color) var(--secondary-color);
scrollbar-width: thin;
}
#playlist-songs::-webkit-scrollbar {
width: 5px;
}
#playlist-songs::-webkit-scrollbar-track {
background: var(--background-color);
}
#playlist-songs::-webkit-scrollbar-thumb {
background: var(--secondary-color);
}
h1 {
font-size: 0.813rem;
}
h2 {
font-size: 0.75rem;
}
.player-bar,
.playlist-bar,
.player-content,
#playlist-songs {
width: 280px;
}
.playlist-song {
justify-content: space-between;
}
.playlist-song-title {
width: 140px;
}
.playlist-song-artist {
width: 40px;
}
.playlist-song-duration > button {
padding: 0;
}
.player-content {
display: inline;
position: relative;
justify-items: center;
height: 100%;
}
#player-album-art {
z-index: -100;
height: 280px;
box-shadow: none;
background: #000;
}
#player-album-art img {
width: 100%;
opacity: 0.6;
}
.player-display-song-artist {
padding: 0 10px;
}
.player-display-song-artist > p {
white-space: pre-wrap;
}
.player-display {
position: absolute;
width: 100%;
z-index: 1000;
background-color: transparent;
top: 0;
height: 280px;
justify-content: space-between;
text-align: center;
}
}
```
```js
const playlistSongs = document.getElementById("playlist-songs");
const playButton = document.getElementById("play");
const pauseButton = document.getElementById("pause");
const nextButton = document.getElementById("next");
const previousButton = document.getElementById("previous");
const shuffleButton = document.getElementById("shuffle");
const allSongs = [
{
id: 0,
title: "Scratching The Surface",
artist: "Quincy Larson",
duration: "4:25",
src: "https://cdn.freecodecamp.org/curriculum/js-music-player/scratching-the-surface.mp3",
},
{
id: 1,
title: "Can't Stay Down",
artist: "Quincy Larson",
duration: "4:15",
src: "https://cdn.freecodecamp.org/curriculum/js-music-player/can't-stay-down.mp3",
},
{
id: 2,
title: "Still Learning",
artist: "Quincy Larson",
duration: "3:51",
src: "https://cdn.freecodecamp.org/curriculum/js-music-player/still-learning.mp3",
},
{
id: 3,
title: "Cruising for a Musing",
artist: "Quincy Larson",
duration: "3:34",
src: "https://cdn.freecodecamp.org/curriculum/js-music-player/cruising-for-a-musing.mp3",
},
{
id: 4,
title: "Never Not Favored",
artist: "Quincy Larson",
duration: "3:35",
src: "https://cdn.freecodecamp.org/curriculum/js-music-player/never-not-favored.mp3",
},
{
id: 5,
title: "From the Ground Up",
artist: "Quincy Larson",
duration: "3:12",
src: "https://cdn.freecodecamp.org/curriculum/js-music-player/from-the-ground-up.mp3",
},
{
id: 6,
title: "Walking on Air",
artist: "Quincy Larson",
duration: "3:25",
src: "https://cdn.freecodecamp.org/curriculum/js-music-player/walking-on-air.mp3",
},
{
id: 7,
title: "Can't Stop Me. Can't Even Slow Me Down.",
artist: "Quincy Larson",
duration: "3:52",
src: "https://cdn.freecodecamp.org/curriculum/js-music-player/cant-stop-me-cant-even-slow-me-down.mp3",
},
{
id: 8,
title: "The Surest Way Out is Through",
artist: "Quincy Larson",
duration: "3:10",
src: "https://cdn.freecodecamp.org/curriculum/js-music-player/the-surest-way-out-is-through.mp3",
},
{
id: 9,
title: "Chasing That Feeling",
artist: "Quincy Larson",
duration: "2:43",
src: "https://cdn.freecodecamp.org/curriculum/js-music-player/chasing-that-feeling.mp3",
},
];
const audio = new Audio();
let userData = {
songs: [...allSongs],
currentSong: null,
songCurrentTime: 0,
};
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```
