Create an extendable calculator
importance: 5
Create a constructor function Calculator
that creates “extendable” calculator objects.
The task consists of two parts.
-
First, implement the method
calculate(str)
that takes a string like"1 + 2"
in the format “NUMBER operator NUMBER” (space-delimited) and returns the result. Should understand plus+
and minus-
.Usage example:
let calc = new Calculator; alert( calc.calculate("3 + 7") ); // 10
-
Then add the method
addMethod(name, func)
that teaches the calculator a new operation. It takes the operatorname
and the two-argument functionfunc(a,b)
that implements it.For instance, let’s add the multiplication
*
, division/
and power**
:let powerCalc = new Calculator; powerCalc.addMethod("*", (a, b) => a * b); powerCalc.addMethod("/", (a, b) => a / b); powerCalc.addMethod("**", (a, b) => a ** b); let result = powerCalc.calculate("2 ** 3"); alert( result ); // 8
- No parentheses or complex expressions in this task.
- The numbers and the operator are delimited with exactly one space.
- There may be error handling if you’d like to add it.
- Please note how methods are stored. They are simply added to
this.methods
property. - All tests and numeric conversions are done in the
calculate
method. In future it may be extended to support more complex expressions.
function Calculator() {
this.methods = {
"-": (a, b) => a - b,
"+": (a, b) => a + b
};
this.calculate = function(str) {
let split = str.split(' '),
a = +split[0],
op = split[1],
b = +split[2];
if (!this.methods[op] || isNaN(a) || isNaN(b)) {
return NaN;
}
return this.methods[op](a, b);
};
this.addMethod = function(name, func) {
this.methods[name] = func;
};
}