excuses.js

function addExcuse() {

    //declare the arrays
	const myPerson = ['dog', 'best friend', 'partner', 'crush', 'granny', 'pop'];
	const action = [' ate', ' caught', ' livetweeted',  ' gave my dog', ' vomitted on', ' lost', ' misplaced', ' ebayed', ' craigslisted', ' snapchatted'];
    const myItem = ['Sex Tape', "Zika Virus" , "Alzheimer's Disease", 'Netflix and Chill', "Avian Influenza"];
    
    //select a random item from the array and store it in a variable
	/*let who = myPerson[Math.round(Math.random()*(myPerson.length-1))];
	let did = action[Math.round(Math.random()*(action.length-1))];
	let what = myItem[Math.round(Math.random()*(myItem.length-1))]; */
    
    //turn the randomising of the array into a reusable function
    let randNum = function randNumWord(array) {
        var arrayIndex = Math.round(Math.random()*(array.length - 1));
        return array[arrayIndex];
    }
    
    //use Jquery to print the random variables in a sentance to the homepage
	$(document).ready (function () {
        $('#generate').click (function () {
        $("#excusesComplete").text(function(n) {
            return "My " + randNum(myPerson) + randNum(action) + " my " + randNum(myItem) + ".";
        });
        });
    });

}