CHAPTER 9

Code Explanation

for (j=0;j<alphabet.length;j++) { Iterates over all of the letters in the alphabet

uniqueid = "a"+String(j); Constructs the unique identifier

thingelem = document.getElementById

(uniqueid);

Gets the element

thingelem.removeEventListener('click',

pickelement,false);

Removes the event handling for this element

} Closes the j iteration

} Closes the cur test to determine if the
hanging is complete

} Closes the if (not) test (bad guess by
player)

var id = this.id; Extracts the identifier for this element

document.getElementById(id).style.display

= "none";

Makes this particular alphabet button

disappear

} Closes the function

Closes the script
Closes the head
Opening tag that sets up call to init

Hangman

Puts the name of game in big letters

Opening tag for paragraph
Opening tag for canvas element. Includes
dimensions.

Your browser doesn't support the HTML5

element canvas.

Message for people using browsers that don't

recognize canvas

Closing tag for canvas