function arrayMaximalAdjacentDifference(nums) {
let maxDifference = Math.abs(nums[0]-nums[1]);
for (let i = 1; i < nums.length-1; i++){
//Check if existing max is less than the next test, is so swap them
if(maxDifference < Math.abs(nums[i]-nums[i+1])){ maxDifference = Math.abs(nums[i]-nums[i+1])
};
//Attempt at a ternary...it works, but not sure a terenary is needed...
/* (maxDifference < Math.abs(nums[i]-nums[i+1])) ? maxDifference = Math.abs(nums[i]-nums[+1]
): maxDifference;*/
}
return maxDifference;
}
/**
* Test Suite
*/
describe('arrayMaximalAdjacentDifference()', () => {
it('returns largest difference between adjacent values', () => {
// arrange
const nums = [2, 4, 1, 0];
// act
const result = arrayMaximalAdjacentDifference(nums);
// log
console.log("result 1: ", result);
// assert
expect(result).toBe(3);
});
it('returns largest difference between adjacent values example 2', () => {
// arrange
const nums = [2, 9, 1, 0];
// act
const result = arrayMaximalAdjacentDifference(nums);
// log
console.log("result 2: ", result);
// assert
expect(result).toBe(8);
});
});