A calculator programmed in JavaScript capable of calculating long expressions involving multiple operations.
This project is part of freeCodeCamp's curriculum.
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My calculator should contain a clickable element containing an = (equal sign) with a corresponding id="equals".
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My calculator should contain 10 clickable elements containing one number each from 0-9, with the following corresponding IDs: id="zero", id="one", id="two", id="three", id="four", id="five", id="six", id="seven", id="eight", and id="nine".
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My calculator should contain 4 clickable elements each containing one of the 4 primary mathematical operators with the following corresponding IDs: id="add", id="subtract", id="multiply", id="divide".
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My calculator should contain a clickable element containing a . (decimal point) symbol with a corresponding id="decimal".
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My calculator should contain a clickable element with an id="clear".
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My calculator should contain an element to display values with a corresponding id="display".
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At any time, pressing the clear button clears the input and output values, and returns the calculator to its initialized state; 0 should be shown in the element with the id of display.
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As I input numbers, I should be able to see my input in the element with the id of display.
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In any order, I should be able to add, subtract, multiply and divide a chain of numbers of any length, and when I hit =, the correct result should be shown in the element with the id of display.
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When inputting numbers, my calculator should not allow a number to begin with multiple zeros.
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When the decimal element is clicked, a . should append to the currently displayed value; two . in one number should not be accepted.
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I should be able to perform any operation (+, -, *, /) on numbers containing decimal points.
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If 2 or more operators are entered consecutively, the operation performed should be the last operator entered (excluding the negative (-) sign). For example, if 5 + _ 7 = is entered, the result should be 35 (i.e. 5 _ 7); if 5 _ - 5 = is entered, the result should be -25 (i.e. 5 _ (-5)).
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Pressing an operator immediately following = should start a new calculation that operates on the result of the previous evaluation.
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My calculator should have several decimal places of precision when it comes to rounding (note that there is no exact standard, but you should be able to handle calculations like 2 / 7 with reasonable precision to at least 4 decimal places).