one-away-strings.js

// Working with one away strings
/***
 * Write a function that takes two string s and returns true
 * if they are one away from each other.
 *
 *
 */
var s1 = "abcde";
var s2 = "abfde";
function isOneAwayFromEachOther(stringOne, stringTwo) {
    if (stringOne.length != stringTwo.length) {
        return false;
    }
    // log the two strings to the console.
    // console.log('stringOne: ',stringOne);
    // console.log('stringTwo: ',stringTwo);
    var indexNumber = -1;
    var equalChars = 0;
    var unEqualChars = 0;
    for (var _i = 0, stringOne_1 = stringOne; _i < stringOne_1.length; _i++) {
        var theLetter = stringOne_1[_i];
        indexNumber += 1;
        // console.log('stringOne['+ indexNumber + ']', theLetter);
        // console.log('stringTwo['+ indexNumber + ']', theLetter);
        if (stringOne[indexNumber] == stringTwo[indexNumber]) {
            console.log('both characters are equal!!');
        }
        else if (stringOne[indexNumber] != stringTwo[indexNumber]) {
            console.log('@ Position: ' + indexNumber + ' The Characters: ' + stringOne[indexNumber] + ' & ' + stringTwo[indexNumber]);
            console.log('Hmm... these two are not equal the strings do not match!!');
            unEqualChars += 1;
        }
    }
}
console.log(isOneAwayFromEachOther(s1, s2));