# Code Structure  
Here are some notes I've made to help you guys with your syntax. Think of it like a "cheatsheet". Some tips to remember:  
* Keep an eye on semicolons, usually control flow blocks (`if` blocks, `for, while` loops etc.) do not need a semicolon.
* Keep an eye on your opening and closing brackets ( `{ & }` ).
* Be careful when using assignment operators ( `=` ) and equality operators ( `== and ===` ). Assignment is for setting, equality is for comparing.
* Keep an eye on quotation marks. Match doubles with doubles ( `"` ), singles with singles ( `'` ).
  * **Also:** Watch when you're using apostrophes inside strings: ` var sentence = "You're weird"; `.  
    Make sure you don't do this: ` var sentence = 'You're weird'; ` This will give you errors.
* When checking conditions with logical operators ( `&&, ||, !` ), you cannot combine your conditions.
  * _Incorrect:_ ` if ( chicken === yummy && tasty ) `  
  * _Correct:_ ` if ( (chicken === yummy) && (chicken === tasty) ) `
* Arrays and Objects: 
  * Think of an Array like a shoe closet, it holds many different shoes.
  * An Object is like a shoe closet, except each shoe has a shoebox with labels stuck on them. (Analogy from Lucy Bain. @lucykbain)

# Variables
``` 
var variableName = value;                  // Numbers, Booleans
var variableName = "value";                // Strings

var variableName = [element, element];     // Arrays

var variableName = {                       // Objects
  key: value,
  key: value
};  
```

**variableName:** The name for your variable.
**value:** The value you want to assign to your variable.

_Arrays_:  
**element:** The item you want to put into the array (collection).  

_Objects_:  
**key:** The "label" you wish to give to your item.  
**value:** The actualy item you want to put in your object.

_Example:_  
```
var age = 32;             // 1.
var firstName = "Zac";    // 2.
var isWeird = true;       // 3.

var catchPhrases = ["Cya insertlastnamehere.", "Rob's the best."]; // 4.

var zacharyFraser = {     // 5.
  name: firstName,
  age: age,
  isWeird: true,
  catchPhrases: ["Cya insertlastnamehere.", "Rob's the best."]
};
```
1. This creates a variable named **age** with a `number` value of **32**.  
2. This creates a variable named **firstName** with a `string` value of **Zac**.
3. This creates a variable named **isWeird** with a `boolean` value of **true**.
4. This creates an array named **catchPhrases** with `string` elements: **"Cya insertlastnamehere."** and **"Rob's the best."**
5. This creates an object named **zacharyFraser** which contains his:
  * `name:` which is using our variable `firstName` that was created on line 2.
  * `age: ` which is using our variable `age` that was created on line 1.
  * `isWeird: ` that we have set to `true` ourselves.
  * `catchPhrases: ` which is an array of all his favourite catchphrases.  
**Note:** We have not used any semicolons when defining these elements, this is because they are seperated just like an array, with commas. (Refer back to the shoebox analogy located in the tips above.)

# Control Flow Statements
### If Statement
``` 
if (condition) {
  doWhatever();
}
```
**condition:** What you are checking.  
**doWhatever;:** What you want to do if the check is `true`.

### If & Else Statement
```
if (condition) {
  doWhatever();
} else {
  doThisInstead();
}
```

### If & ElseIf & Else Statement
```
if (condition) {
  doWhatever();
} else if (condition2) {
  doWhateverInstead();
} else {
  doThisInstead();
}
```

_Example:_
```
var trafficLight = "red";
if (trafficLight === "green") {
  drive();
} else if (trafficLight === "orange") {
  speedUp();
} else if (trafficLight === "red") {
  brakeHard();
} else { // if the trafficLight isn't green, orange or red.
  ask("Why is the traffic light not working?"); 
}
```  
## Loops
### For loop
```
for ( initalize ; conditiontoloop ; lastexpression ) {
  doStuff();
}
```  
_Example:_  
```
for ( x = 0 ; x < 10 ; x++ ) {
  console.log("We are on loop: " + (x + 1));
}
```
Here we start `x` at **0**, this will loop while `x` is less than or equal to (`<=`) **10**.  
Each time the loop goes through it will call `console.log("We are on loop: " + (x+1));`  
which outputs:  
"**We are on loop: 1**" the first time because `x` is **0** and we have specified it to show `x + 1`.  
Then it will increment `x` as we have specified earlier ( `x++` ).  

This loop should output:  
_We are on loop: 1_  
_We are on loop: 2_  
...  
_We are on loop: 9_   
_We are on loop: 10_  

### While loop
```
while ( condition ) {
  doStuff();
}
```  
_Example:_  
```
var x = 0;
while ( x < 10 ) {
  console.log("We are on loop: " + (x+1));
  x++;
}
```
We first define `x` as **0**.  
We then create our `while` loop, specifying that `x` needs to be less than **10** to run this loop ( `x < 10` ).  
As the loop runs, it will call `console.log("We are on loop: " + (x+1));`.
We also need to add something that will eventually make our condition return `false`, so we increment `x` by **1** every time the loop runs, which will eventually make `x` greater than or equal to **10**, stopping our loop.

This loop should output:  
_We are on loop: 1_  
_We are on loop: 2_  
...  
_We are on loop: 9_   
_We are on loop: 10_