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Daily JavaScript Challenge #JS-151: Determine if a String is a Zig-Zag Pattern

Daily JavaScript Challenge: Determine if a String is a Zig-Zag Pattern

Hey fellow developers! 👋 Welcome to today's JavaScript coding challenge. Let's keep those programming skills sharp!

The Challenge

Difficulty: Medium

Topic: String Manipulation

Description

Given a string, determine if it is in a specific zig-zag pattern. A zig-zag pattern is defined by a string that alternates between increasing and decreasing order in terms of the Unicode values of its characters. For example, given the string 'abcd', the correct zig-zag pattern would be 'abac'. Implement a function that returns true if the input string follows a zig-zag pattern.

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  2. Write your solution
  3. Test it against the provided test cases
  4. Share your approach in the comments below!

Want to Learn More?

Check out the documentation about this topic here: https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/String

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