---
id: 56533eb9ac21ba0edf2244ca
title: Using Objects for Lookups
challengeType: 1
videoUrl: ''
localeTitle: ''
---

## Description
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## Instructions
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## Tests
<section id='tests'>

```yml
tests:
  - text: ''
    testString: 'assert(phoneticLookup("alpha") === "Adams", "<code>phoneticLookup("alpha")</code> should equal <code>"Adams"</code>");'
  - text: ''
    testString: 'assert(phoneticLookup("bravo") === "Boston", "<code>phoneticLookup("bravo")</code> should equal <code>"Boston"</code>");'
  - text: ''
    testString: 'assert(phoneticLookup("charlie") === "Chicago", "<code>phoneticLookup("charlie")</code> should equal <code>"Chicago"</code>");'
  - text: ''
    testString: 'assert(phoneticLookup("delta") === "Denver", "<code>phoneticLookup("delta")</code> should equal <code>"Denver"</code>");'
  - text: ''
    testString: 'assert(phoneticLookup("echo") === "Easy", "<code>phoneticLookup("echo")</code> should equal <code>"Easy"</code>");'
  - text: ''
    testString: 'assert(phoneticLookup("foxtrot") === "Frank", "<code>phoneticLookup("foxtrot")</code> should equal <code>"Frank"</code>");'
  - text: ''
    testString: 'assert(typeof phoneticLookup("") === "undefined", "<code>phoneticLookup("")</code> should equal <code>undefined</code>");'
  - text: ''
    testString: 'assert(code.match(/return\sresult;/), "You should not modify the <code>return</code> statement");'
  - text: ''
    testString: 'assert(!/case|switch|if/g.test(code.replace(/([/]{2}.*)|([/][*][^/*]*[*][/])/g,"")), "You should not use <code>case</code>, <code>switch</code>, or <code>if</code> statements"); '

```

</section>

## Challenge Seed
<section id='challengeSeed'>

<div id='js-seed'>

```js
// Setup
function phoneticLookup(val) {
  var result = "";

  // Only change code below this line
  switch(val) {
    case "alpha":
      result = "Adams";
      break;
    case "bravo":
      result = "Boston";
      break;
    case "charlie":
      result = "Chicago";
      break;
    case "delta":
      result = "Denver";
      break;
    case "echo":
      result = "Easy";
      break;
    case "foxtrot":
      result = "Frank";
  }

  // Only change code above this line
  return result;
}

// Change this value to test
phoneticLookup("charlie");

```

</div>



</section>

## Solution
<section id='solution'>

```js
// solution required
```
</section>