freeCodeCamp/curriculum/challenges/english/08-coding-interview-prep/rosetta-code/last-friday-of-each-month.english.md

id, title, challengeType, forumTopicId

id	title	challengeType	forumTopicId
5a23c84252665b21eecc7edc	Last Friday of each month	5	302299

Description

Write a function that returns the date of the last Friday of a given month for a given year.

Instructions

Tests

tests:
  - text: <code>lastFriday</code> should be a function.
    testString: assert(typeof lastFriday == 'function', '<code>lastFriday</code> should be a function.');
  - text: <code>lastFriday(2018, 1)</code> should return a number.
    testString: assert(typeof lastFriday(2018, 1) == 'number', '<code>lastFriday(2018, 1)</code> should return a number.');
  - text: <code>lastFriday(2018, 1)</code> should return <code>26</code>.
    testString: assert.equal(lastFriday(2018, 1), 26, '<code>lastFriday(2018, 1)</code> should return <code>26</code>.');
  - text: <code>lastFriday(2017, 2)</code> should return <code>24</code>.
    testString: assert.equal(lastFriday(2017, 2), 24, '<code>lastFriday(2017, 2)</code> should return <code>24</code>.');
  - text: <code>lastFriday(2012, 3)</code> should return <code>30</code>.
    testString: assert.equal(lastFriday(2012, 3), 30, '<code>lastFriday(2012, 3)</code> should return <code>30</code>.');
  - text: <code>lastFriday(1900, 4)</code> should return <code>27</code>.
    testString: assert.equal(lastFriday(1900, 4), 27, '<code>lastFriday(1900, 4)</code> should return <code>27</code>.');
  - text: <code>lastFriday(2000, 5)</code> should return <code>26</code>.
    testString: assert.equal(lastFriday(2000, 5), 26, '<code>lastFriday(2000, 5)</code> should return <code>26</code>.');
  - text: <code>lastFriday(2006, 6)</code> should return <code>30</code>.
    testString: assert.equal(lastFriday(2006, 6), 30, '<code>lastFriday(2006, 6)</code> should return <code>30</code>.');
  - text: <code>lastFriday(2010, 7)</code> should return <code>30</code>.
    testString: assert.equal(lastFriday(2010, 7), 30, '<code>lastFriday(2010, 7)</code> should return <code>30</code>.');
  - text: <code>lastFriday(2005, 8)</code> should return <code>26</code>.
    testString: assert.equal(lastFriday(2005, 8), 26, '<code>lastFriday(2005, 8)</code> should return <code>26</code>.');

Challenge Seed

function lastFriday(year, month) {
  // Good luck!
}

Solution

function lastFriday (year, month) {
  var i, last_day;
  i = 0;
  while (true) {
    last_day = new Date(year, month, i);
    if (last_day.getDay() === 5) {
      return last_day.getDate();
    }
    i -= 1;
  }
};