Basic Array/Game help

[Fewmitz]

Here's the thing, I have a Quarter Final to do (custom game, basically), and this class is REALLY basic, as in we haven't even gotten to arrays yet. So here's my question:

I chose Simon, as in Simon Says. I've looked at some sample code, and i've fiddled with arrays before, and I think I got the basics, but it's nothing concrete, which kinda puts me out of luck.

'Cause, what I was thinking of defining a variable as an array, and setting its length to a variable (the one that keeps track of score/round/turn #) and then setting everything to a random number 1-4 to have it choose which picture it "clicks".

Woo, wall of text, anyway, here are the things I'm not sure how to do:

~Set an array to a length predetermined to a variable, and have every element of the array equal the same thing
~Once that's done, record that the selected square takes up part of an element
~Set each of the user's clicks to an array's element
~When I calculate the random number, how to record that a selected square has been "clicked" so that it flashes and records it's value in the array

I feel dumb asking for help...but anything offered is appreciated.

[ddadmin]

Are you looking for help in writing such a "Game" using JavaScript? Regardless, it would definitely help if you posted a portion of the code you need help with, instead of just a description of what you need help with. This gives us something to work with, and also, tells us you're not asking others to basically do your assignment for you.

[Twey]

~Set an array to a length predetermined to a variable, and have every element of the array equal the same thing

Arrays in Javascript don't have predefined lengths, you simply create elements as necessary:

var numels = 5, arr = [];
for(var i = 0; i < numels; ++i)
  arr.push("Some value");

~Once that's done, record that the selected square takes up part of an element

What do you mean, "takes up part of an element?"

~Set each of the user's clicks to an array's element

Set a user's click? You can't modify a user's actions without some form of mind control over the user...

~When I calculate the random number, how to record that a selected square has been "clicked" so that it flashes and records it's value in the array

Give it a border, leave it there for a while, then remove it, using CSS and setTimeout(). I don't understand what this has to do with random numbers though.

[Fewmitz]

In regards to the first part:

I'm not sure what that Code does...exactly....

Uh, as for the rest, it was late, and I just realized how bad I worded my question, sorry.

By "element" I mean like..

var x = new Array()
x[0]= This is what I meant by an element

And I didn't mean set a user's click as in...make them do something, I meant that when they click a square/button, it will be recorded as part of an array with which I can compare to the computer's generated sequence.

The third part: It's going to like...flash...not necessarily have a border. Like I said, this is basic javascript, so I don't know about setTimeout, but I'll look that up. And I meant generating a random number so that the PC "clicks" a random square.

For reference, this is the code I was looking at:

http://javascript.internet.com/games/simon-says.html

I'd like mine to sort of follow that, with differences, of course, but basically the same concept.