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London | 26-ITP-January | Eugenie Ahangama | Sprint 3 | Quote Generator App #977

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Changed the title to Quote Generator App
Eugenie-A Mar 3, 2026
ab8ebe2
Implemented random quote generation logic
Eugenie-A Mar 3, 2026
70d374f
Changed the h1 heading to Quote Generator
Eugenie-A Mar 3, 2026
5074850
Added auto-play toggle switch to UI
Eugenie-A Mar 3, 2026
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Implemented auto-play toggle and interval logic
Eugenie-A Mar 3, 2026
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12 changes: 9 additions & 3 deletions Sprint-3/quote-generator/index.html
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<!DOCTYPE html>
<!doctype html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
<meta charset="UTF-8" />
<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0" />
<title>Title here</title>
<title>Quote Generator App</title>
<script defer src="quotes.js"></script>
</head>
<body>
<h1>hello there</h1>
<h1>Quote Generator</h1>
<p id="quote"></p>
<p id="author"></p>
<button type="button" id="new-quote">New quote</button>
<div id="autoplay-controls">
<label>
<input type="checkbox" id="autoplay-toggle" /> Enable Auto-play
</label>
<p id="autoplay-status">auto-play: OFF</p>
</div>
</body>
</html>
42 changes: 42 additions & 0 deletions Sprint-3/quote-generator/quotes.js
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Expand Up @@ -491,3 +491,45 @@ const quotes = [
];

// call pickFromArray with the quotes array to check you get a random quote
// Select the elements from the html
const quoteDisplay = document.getElementById("quote");
const authorDisplay = document.getElementById("author");
const newQuoteButton = document.getElementById("new-quote");

// Create a function to update the content on the screen
function updateQuote() {
// Use the provided pickFromArray function
const randomQuoteObject = pickFromArray(quotes);
// Access the 'quote' property from the object and,
// inject it into the HTML element
quoteDisplay.innerText = randomQuoteObject.quote;
// Access the 'author' property and use a template literal,
// to add a dash for styling
authorDisplay.innerText = `- ${randomQuoteObject.author}`;
}

// Add event listener to the button
newQuoteButton.addEventListener("click", updateQuote);
// Show a random quote immediately when the page loads
updateQuote();

// Get the new elements from the DOM
const autoplayToggle = document.getElementById("autoplay-toggle");
const autoplayStatus = document.getElementById("autoplay-status");

// Track timer
let timerId = null;

// Event listener to the checkbox
autoplayToggle.addEventListener("change", () => {
if (autoplayToggle.checked) {
// Switch is ON
autoplayStatus.innerText = "auto-play: ON";
timerId = setInterval(updateQuote, 5000);
} else {
// Switch is OFF
autoplayStatus.innerText = "auto-play: OFF";
// Stop the timer
clearInterval(timerId);
}
});