Mad Libs

Mix.install([
  {:jason, "~> 1.4"},
  {:kino, "~> 0.9", override: true},
  {:youtube, github: "brooklinjazz/youtube"},
  {:hidden_cell, github: "brooklinjazz/hidden_cell"}
])

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Madlibs

You’re going to create some mad lib games. A madlib is a game where the player can enter in a word or sentence to fill in the blanks.

String Concatenation Madlib

In the Elixir cell below, bind each blank word to a variable. Then use string concatenation to combine these values into a single string madlib.

> A programmer is a that turns into __.

Example solution

blank1 = "person"
blank2 = "coffee"
blank3 = "code"

"A programmer is a " <> blank1 <> " that turns " <> blank2 <> " into " <> blank3

Enter your solution below.

a = "dog"
b = "cats"
c = "fish"
"A programmer is a " <> a <> " that turns " <> b <> " into " <> c <> "."

String Interpolation Madlib

In the Elixir cell below, bind each blank word to a variable. Then use string interpolation to combine these values into a single string madlib.

> and combined makes __.

Example solution

blank1 = "foo"
blank2 = "bar"
blank3 = "foobar"

"#{blank1} and #{blank2} combined makes #{blank3}."

Enter your solution below.

a = "Fish"
b = "Cows"
c = "Surf 'n Turf'"
a <> " and " <> b <> " combined makes " <> c <> "."

Commit Your Progress

DockYard Academy now recommends you use the latest Release rather than forking or cloning our repository.

Run git status to ensure there are no undesirable changes. Then run the following in your command line from the curriculum folder to commit your progress.

$ git add .
$ git commit -m "finish Mad Libs exercise"
$ git push

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