script.js

// let input = document.getElementById("input");
// let operators = document.querySelectorAll(".operators div");
// let numbers = document.querySelectorAll(".numbers div");
// let clear = document.getElementById("clear");
// let equal = document.getElementById("result");
// let resultDisplay = false;


// for(let i=0; i < numbers.length; i++){
//     numbers.addEventListener("click", function(){
//       input.appendChild(document.createTextNode(numbers[i].innerHTML))
//     });
// }


var input = document.getElementById('input'), // input/output button
  number = document.querySelectorAll('.numbers div'), // number buttons
  operator = document.querySelectorAll('.operators div'), // operator buttons
  result = document.getElementById('result'), // equal button
  clear = document.getElementById('clear'), // clear button
  resultDisplayed = false; // flag to keep an eye on what output is displayed

// adding click handlers to number buttons 
for (var i = 0; i < number.length; i++) {
  number[i].addEventListener("click", function(e) {

    // storing current input string and its last character in variables - used later
    var currentString = input.innerHTML;
    var lastChar = currentString[currentString.length - 1];

    // if result is not diplayed, just keep adding
    if (resultDisplayed === false) {
      input.innerHTML += e.target.innerHTML;
    } else if (resultDisplayed === true && lastChar === "+" || lastChar === "-" || lastChar === "×" || lastChar === "÷") {
      // if result is currently displayed and user pressed an operator
      // we need to keep on adding to the string for next operation
      resultDisplayed = false;
      input.innerHTML += e.target.innerHTML;
    } else {
      // if result is currently displayed and user pressed a number
      // we need clear the input string and add the new input to start the new opration
      resultDisplayed = false;
      input.innerHTML = "";
      input.innerHTML += e.target.innerHTML;
    }

  });
}

// adding click handlers to operator buttons
for (var i = 0; i < operator.length; i++) {
  operator[i].addEventListener("click", function(e) {

    // storing current input string and its last character in variables - used later
    var currentString = input.innerHTML;
    var lastChar = currentString[currentString.length - 1];

    // if last character entered is an operator, replace it with the currently pressed one
    if (lastChar === "+" || lastChar === "-" || lastChar === "×" || lastChar === "÷") {
      var newString = currentString.substring(0, currentString.length - 1) + e.target.innerHTML;
      input.innerHTML = newString;
    } else if (currentString.length == 0) {
      // if first key pressed is an opearator, don't do anything
      console.log("enter a number first");
    } else {
      // else just add the operator pressed to the input
      input.innerHTML += e.target.innerHTML;
    }

  });
}

// on click of 'equal' button
result.addEventListener("click", function() {

  // this is the string that we will be processing eg. -10+26+33-56*34/23
  var inputString = input.innerHTML;

  // forming an array of numbers. eg for above string it will be: numbers = ["10", "26", "33", "56", "34", "23"]
  var numbers = inputString.split(/\+|\-|\×|\÷/g);

  // forming an array of operators. for above string it will be: operators = ["+", "+", "-", "*", "/"]
  // first we replace all the numbers and dot with empty string and then split
  var operators = inputString.replace(/[0-9]|\./g, "").split("");

  console.log(inputString);
  console.log(operators);
  console.log(numbers);
  console.log("----------------------------");

  // now we are looping through the array and doing one operation at a time.
  // first divide, then multiply, then subtraction and then addition
  // as we move we are alterning the original numbers and operators array
  // the final element remaining in the array will be the output


  var divide = operators.indexOf("÷");
  while (divide != -1) {
    numbers.splice(divide, 2, numbers[divide] / numbers[divide + 1]);
    operators.splice(divide, 1);
    divide = operators.indexOf("÷");
  }

  var multiply = operators.indexOf("×");
  while (multiply != -1) {
    numbers.splice(multiply, 2, numbers[multiply] * numbers[multiply + 1]);
    operators.splice(multiply, 1);
    multiply = operators.indexOf("×");
  }

  var subtract = operators.indexOf("-");
  while (subtract != -1) {
    numbers.splice(subtract, 2, numbers[subtract] - numbers[subtract + 1]);
    operators.splice(subtract, 1);
    subtract = operators.indexOf("-");
  }

  var add = operators.indexOf("+");
  while (add != -1) {
    // using parseFloat is necessary, otherwise it will result in string concatenation :)
    numbers.splice(add, 2, parseFloat(numbers[add]) + parseFloat(numbers[add + 1]));
    operators.splice(add, 1);
    add = operators.indexOf("+");
  }

  input.innerHTML = numbers[0]; // displaying the output

  resultDisplayed = true; // turning flag if result is displayed
});

// clearing the input on press of clear
clear.addEventListener("click", function() {
  input.innerHTML = "";
})