--- id: 646d39c156fe94b7482c3ab6 title: Step 61 challengeType: 0 dashedName: step-61 --- # --description-- Declare a variable `cellRegex` to match cell references. It should match a letter from `A` to `J`, followed by a digit from `1` to `9`, and an optional digit from `0` to `9`. Make the regular expression case-insensitive and global. # --hints-- You should declare a `cellRegex` variable. ```js assert.match(code, /const\s+evalFormula\s*=\s*\(\s*x\s*,\s*cells\s*\)\s*=>\s*{\s*const\s+idToText\s*=\s*(\(\s*id\s*\)|id)\s*=>\s*cells\.find\(\s*(\(\s*cell\s*\)|cell)\s*=>\s*(?:cell\.id\s*===\s*id|id\s*===\s*cell\.id)\s*\)\.value\s*;?\s*const\s+rangeRegex\s*=\s*\/\(\[A-J\]\)\(\[1-9\]\[0-9\]\?\):\(\[A-J\]\)\(\[1-9\]\[0-9\]\?\)\/(gi|ig)\s*;?\s*const\s+rangeFromString\s*=\s*\(\s*num1\s*,\s*num2\s*\)\s*=>\s*range\(\s*parseInt\(\s*num1\s*\)\s*,\s*parseInt\(\s*num2\s*\)\s*\)\s*;?\s*const\s+elemValue\s*=\s*(\(\s*num\s*\)|num)\s*=>\s*(\(\s*character\s*\)|character)\s*=>\s*idToText\(\s*character\s*\+\s*num\s*\)\s*;?\s*const\s+addCharacters\s*=\s*(\(\s*character1\s*\)|character1)\s*=>\s*(\(\s*character2\s*\)|character2)\s*=>\s*(\(\s*num\s*\)|num)\s*=>\s*charRange\(\s*character1\s*,\s*character2\s*\)\.map\(\s*elemValue\(\s*num\s*\)\s*\)\s*;?\s*const\s+rangeExpanded\s*=\s*x\.replace\(\s*rangeRegex\s*,\s*\(\s*_match\s*,\s*char1\s*,\s*num1\s*,\s*char2\s*,\s*num2\s*\)\s*=>\s*rangeFromString\(\s*num1\s*,\s*num2\s*\)\.map\(\s*addCharacters\s*\(\s*char1\s*\)\(\s*char2\s*\)\s*\)\s*\)\s*;?\s*(?:var|let|const)\s+cellRegex/); ``` You should use `const` to declare your `cellRegex` variable. ```js assert.match(code, /const\s+evalFormula\s*=\s*\(\s*x\s*,\s*cells\s*\)\s*=>\s*{\s*const\s+idToText\s*=\s*(\(\s*id\s*\)|id)\s*=>\s*cells\.find\(\s*(\(\s*cell\s*\)|cell)\s*=>\s*(?:cell\.id\s*===\s*id|id\s*===\s*cell\.id)\s*\)\.value\s*;?\s*const\s+rangeRegex\s*=\s*\/\(\[A-J\]\)\(\[1-9\]\[0-9\]\?\):\(\[A-J\]\)\(\[1-9\]\[0-9\]\?\)\/(gi|ig)\s*;?\s*const\s+rangeFromString\s*=\s*\(\s*num1\s*,\s*num2\s*\)\s*=>\s*range\(\s*parseInt\(\s*num1\s*\)\s*,\s*parseInt\(\s*num2\s*\)\s*\)\s*;?\s*const\s+elemValue\s*=\s*(\(\s*num\s*\)|num)\s*=>\s*(\(\s*character\s*\)|character)\s*=>\s*idToText\(\s*character\s*\+\s*num\s*\)\s*;?\s*const\s+addCharacters\s*=\s*(\(\s*character1\s*\)|character1)\s*=>\s*(\(\s*character2\s*\)|character2)\s*=>\s*(\(\s*num\s*\)|num)\s*=>\s*charRange\(\s*character1\s*,\s*character2\s*\)\.map\(\s*elemValue\(\s*num\s*\)\s*\)\s*;?\s*const\s+rangeExpanded\s*=\s*x\.replace\(\s*rangeRegex\s*,\s*\(\s*_match\s*,\s*char1\s*,\s*num1\s*,\s*char2\s*,\s*num2\s*\)\s*=>\s*rangeFromString\(\s*num1\s*,\s*num2\s*\)\.map\(\s*addCharacters\s*\(\s*char1\s*\)\(\s*char2\s*\)\s*\)\s*\)\s*;?\s*const\s+cellRegex/); ``` You should assign a regular expression to your `cellRegex` variable. ```js assert.match(code, /const\s+evalFormula\s*=\s*\(\s*x\s*,\s*cells\s*\)\s*=>\s*{\s*const\s+idToText\s*=\s*(\(\s*id\s*\)|id)\s*=>\s*cells\.find\(\s*(\(\s*cell\s*\)|cell)\s*=>\s*(?:cell\.id\s*===\s*id|id\s*===\s*cell\.id)\s*\)\.value\s*;?\s*const\s+rangeRegex\s*=\s*\/\(\[A-J\]\)\(\[1-9\]\[0-9\]\?\):\(\[A-J\]\)\(\[1-9\]\[0-9\]\?\)\/(gi|ig)\s*;?\s*const\s+rangeFromString\s*=\s*\(\s*num1\s*,\s*num2\s*\)\s*=>\s*range\(\s*parseInt\(\s*num1\s*\)\s*,\s*parseInt\(\s*num2\s*\)\s*\)\s*;?\s*const\s+elemValue\s*=\s*(\(\s*num\s*\)|num)\s*=>\s*(\(\s*character\s*\)|character)\s*=>\s*idToText\(\s*character\s*\+\s*num\s*\)\s*;?\s*const\s+addCharacters\s*=\s*(\(\s*character1\s*\)|character1)\s*=>\s*(\(\s*character2\s*\)|character2)\s*=>\s*(\(\s*num\s*\)|num)\s*=>\s*charRange\(\s*character1\s*,\s*character2\s*\)\.map\(\s*elemValue\(\s*num\s*\)\s*\)\s*;?\s*const\s+rangeExpanded\s*=\s*x\.replace\(\s*rangeRegex\s*,\s*\(\s*_match\s*,\s*char1\s*,\s*num1\s*,\s*char2\s*,\s*num2\s*\)\s*=>\s*rangeFromString\(\s*num1\s*,\s*num2\s*\)\.map\(\s*addCharacters\s*\(\s*char1\s*\)\(\s*char2\s*\)\s*\)\s*\)\s*;?\s*const\s+cellRegex\s*=\s*\//); ``` Your regular expression should use a character class to match the characters from `A` to `J`. ```js assert.match(code, /const\s+evalFormula\s*=\s*\(\s*x\s*,\s*cells\s*\)\s*=>\s*{\s*const\s+idToText\s*=\s*(\(\s*id\s*\)|id)\s*=>\s*cells\.find\(\s*(\(\s*cell\s*\)|cell)\s*=>\s*(?:cell\.id\s*===\s*id|id\s*===\s*cell\.id)\s*\)\.value\s*;?\s*const\s+rangeRegex\s*=\s*\/\(\[A-J\]\)\(\[1-9\]\[0-9\]\?\):\(\[A-J\]\)\(\[1-9\]\[0-9\]\?\)\/(gi|ig)\s*;?\s*const\s+rangeFromString\s*=\s*\(\s*num1\s*,\s*num2\s*\)\s*=>\s*range\(\s*parseInt\(\s*num1\s*\)\s*,\s*parseInt\(\s*num2\s*\)\s*\)\s*;?\s*const\s+elemValue\s*=\s*(\(\s*num\s*\)|num)\s*=>\s*(\(\s*character\s*\)|character)\s*=>\s*idToText\(\s*character\s*\+\s*num\s*\)\s*;?\s*const\s+addCharacters\s*=\s*(\(\s*character1\s*\)|character1)\s*=>\s*(\(\s*character2\s*\)|character2)\s*=>\s*(\(\s*num\s*\)|num)\s*=>\s*charRange\(\s*character1\s*,\s*character2\s*\)\.map\(\s*elemValue\(\s*num\s*\)\s*\)\s*;?\s*const\s+rangeExpanded\s*=\s*x\.replace\(\s*rangeRegex\s*,\s*\(\s*_match\s*,\s*char1\s*,\s*num1\s*,\s*char2\s*,\s*num2\s*\)\s*=>\s*rangeFromString\(\s*num1\s*,\s*num2\s*\)\.map\(\s*addCharacters\s*\(\s*char1\s*\)\(\s*char2\s*\)\s*\)\s*\)\s*;?\s*const\s+cellRegex\s*=\s*\/\[A-J\]/); ``` Your regular expression should use a character class to match the digits from `1` to `9`. ```js assert.match(code, /const\s+evalFormula\s*=\s*\(\s*x\s*,\s*cells\s*\)\s*=>\s*{\s*const\s+idToText\s*=\s*(\(\s*id\s*\)|id)\s*=>\s*cells\.find\(\s*(\(\s*cell\s*\)|cell)\s*=>\s*(?:cell\.id\s*===\s*id|id\s*===\s*cell\.id)\s*\)\.value\s*;?\s*const\s+rangeRegex\s*=\s*\/\(\[A-J\]\)\(\[1-9\]\[0-9\]\?\):\(\[A-J\]\)\(\[1-9\]\[0-9\]\?\)\/(gi|ig)\s*;?\s*const\s+rangeFromString\s*=\s*\(\s*num1\s*,\s*num2\s*\)\s*=>\s*range\(\s*parseInt\(\s*num1\s*\)\s*,\s*parseInt\(\s*num2\s*\)\s*\)\s*;?\s*const\s+elemValue\s*=\s*(\(\s*num\s*\)|num)\s*=>\s*(\(\s*character\s*\)|character)\s*=>\s*idToText\(\s*character\s*\+\s*num\s*\)\s*;?\s*const\s+addCharacters\s*=\s*(\(\s*character1\s*\)|character1)\s*=>\s*(\(\s*character2\s*\)|character2)\s*=>\s*(\(\s*num\s*\)|num)\s*=>\s*charRange\(\s*character1\s*,\s*character2\s*\)\.map\(\s*elemValue\(\s*num\s*\)\s*\)\s*;?\s*const\s+rangeExpanded\s*=\s*x\.replace\(\s*rangeRegex\s*,\s*\(\s*_match\s*,\s*char1\s*,\s*num1\s*,\s*char2\s*,\s*num2\s*\)\s*=>\s*rangeFromString\(\s*num1\s*,\s*num2\s*\)\.map\(\s*addCharacters\s*\(\s*char1\s*\)\(\s*char2\s*\)\s*\)\s*\)\s*;?\s*const\s+cellRegex\s*=\s*\/\[A-J\]\[1-9\]/); ``` Your regular expression should use a character class to match the digits from `0` to `9`. ```js assert.match(code, /const\s+evalFormula\s*=\s*\(\s*x\s*,\s*cells\s*\)\s*=>\s*{\s*const\s+idToText\s*=\s*(\(\s*id\s*\)|id)\s*=>\s*cells\.find\(\s*(\(\s*cell\s*\)|cell)\s*=>\s*(?:cell\.id\s*===\s*id|id\s*===\s*cell\.id)\s*\)\.value\s*;?\s*const\s+rangeRegex\s*=\s*\/\(\[A-J\]\)\(\[1-9\]\[0-9\]\?\):\(\[A-J\]\)\(\[1-9\]\[0-9\]\?\)\/(gi|ig)\s*;?\s*const\s+rangeFromString\s*=\s*\(\s*num1\s*,\s*num2\s*\)\s*=>\s*range\(\s*parseInt\(\s*num1\s*\)\s*,\s*parseInt\(\s*num2\s*\)\s*\)\s*;?\s*const\s+elemValue\s*=\s*(\(\s*num\s*\)|num)\s*=>\s*(\(\s*character\s*\)|character)\s*=>\s*idToText\(\s*character\s*\+\s*num\s*\)\s*;?\s*const\s+addCharacters\s*=\s*(\(\s*character1\s*\)|character1)\s*=>\s*(\(\s*character2\s*\)|character2)\s*=>\s*(\(\s*num\s*\)|num)\s*=>\s*charRange\(\s*character1\s*,\s*character2\s*\)\.map\(\s*elemValue\(\s*num\s*\)\s*\)\s*;?\s*const\s+rangeExpanded\s*=\s*x\.replace\(\s*rangeRegex\s*,\s*\(\s*_match\s*,\s*char1\s*,\s*num1\s*,\s*char2\s*,\s*num2\s*\)\s*=>\s*rangeFromString\(\s*num1\s*,\s*num2\s*\)\.map\(\s*addCharacters\s*\(\s*char1\s*\)\(\s*char2\s*\)\s*\)\s*\)\s*;?\s*const\s+cellRegex\s*=\s*\/\[A-J\]\[1-9\]\[0-9\]/); ``` Your third character class should be optional. ```js assert.match(code, /const\s+evalFormula\s*=\s*\(\s*x\s*,\s*cells\s*\)\s*=>\s*{\s*const\s+idToText\s*=\s*(\(\s*id\s*\)|id)\s*=>\s*cells\.find\(\s*(\(\s*cell\s*\)|cell)\s*=>\s*(?:cell\.id\s*===\s*id|id\s*===\s*cell\.id)\s*\)\.value\s*;?\s*const\s+rangeRegex\s*=\s*\/\(\[A-J\]\)\(\[1-9\]\[0-9\]\?\):\(\[A-J\]\)\(\[1-9\]\[0-9\]\?\)\/(gi|ig)\s*;?\s*const\s+rangeFromString\s*=\s*\(\s*num1\s*,\s*num2\s*\)\s*=>\s*range\(\s*parseInt\(\s*num1\s*\)\s*,\s*parseInt\(\s*num2\s*\)\s*\)\s*;?\s*const\s+elemValue\s*=\s*(\(\s*num\s*\)|num)\s*=>\s*(\(\s*character\s*\)|character)\s*=>\s*idToText\(\s*character\s*\+\s*num\s*\)\s*;?\s*const\s+addCharacters\s*=\s*(\(\s*character1\s*\)|character1)\s*=>\s*(\(\s*character2\s*\)|character2)\s*=>\s*(\(\s*num\s*\)|num)\s*=>\s*charRange\(\s*character1\s*,\s*character2\s*\)\.map\(\s*elemValue\(\s*num\s*\)\s*\)\s*;?\s*const\s+rangeExpanded\s*=\s*x\.replace\(\s*rangeRegex\s*,\s*\(\s*_match\s*,\s*char1\s*,\s*num1\s*,\s*char2\s*,\s*num2\s*\)\s*=>\s*rangeFromString\(\s*num1\s*,\s*num2\s*\)\.map\(\s*addCharacters\s*\(\s*char1\s*\)\(\s*char2\s*\)\s*\)\s*\)\s*;?\s*const\s+cellRegex\s*=\s*\/\[A-J\]\[1-9\]\[0-9\]\?/); ``` Your regular expression should be case-insensitive and global. ```js assert.match(code, /const\s+evalFormula\s*=\s*\(\s*x\s*,\s*cells\s*\)\s*=>\s*{\s*const\s+idToText\s*=\s*(\(\s*id\s*\)|id)\s*=>\s*cells\.find\(\s*(\(\s*cell\s*\)|cell)\s*=>\s*(?:cell\.id\s*===\s*id|id\s*===\s*cell\.id)\s*\)\.value\s*;?\s*const\s+rangeRegex\s*=\s*\/\(\[A-J\]\)\(\[1-9\]\[0-9\]\?\):\(\[A-J\]\)\(\[1-9\]\[0-9\]\?\)\/(gi|ig)\s*;?\s*const\s+rangeFromString\s*=\s*\(\s*num1\s*,\s*num2\s*\)\s*=>\s*range\(\s*parseInt\(\s*num1\s*\)\s*,\s*parseInt\(\s*num2\s*\)\s*\)\s*;?\s*const\s+elemValue\s*=\s*(\(\s*num\s*\)|num)\s*=>\s*(\(\s*character\s*\)|character)\s*=>\s*idToText\(\s*character\s*\+\s*num\s*\)\s*;?\s*const\s+addCharacters\s*=\s*(\(\s*character1\s*\)|character1)\s*=>\s*(\(\s*character2\s*\)|character2)\s*=>\s*(\(\s*num\s*\)|num)\s*=>\s*charRange\(\s*character1\s*,\s*character2\s*\)\.map\(\s*elemValue\(\s*num\s*\)\s*\)\s*;?\s*const\s+rangeExpanded\s*=\s*x\.replace\(\s*rangeRegex\s*,\s*\(\s*_match\s*,\s*char1\s*,\s*num1\s*,\s*char2\s*,\s*num2\s*\)\s*=>\s*rangeFromString\(\s*num1\s*,\s*num2\s*\)\.map\(\s*addCharacters\s*\(\s*char1\s*\)\(\s*char2\s*\)\s*\)\s*\)\s*;?\s*const\s+cellRegex\s*=\s*\/\[A-J\]\[1-9\]\[0-9\]\?\/(gi|ig)/); 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