THE CODE FOR: TACO CAT

// Get Information - Step One
function getMessage() {

    let msg = document.getElementById("txtMessage").value;

    if (msg == "") {
        alert("You must enter a string!");

    } else {
        // Changing output to "lowercase" regardless of input.
        msg = msg.toLowerCase();
        // Declaring regex as a constant to prevent modifcation.
        const regex = /[^a-zA-Z0-9]/gi;
        msg = msg.replace(regex, '');

        let palinObj = reverseMessage(msg);
        displayMessage(palinObj);
    }

}

function reverseMessage(originalWord) {

    let revWord = "";
    let returnObj = {};

    revWord = originalWord.split("").reverse().join("");


    if (originalWord == revWord) {
        returnObj.message = `The word/phrase is a palindrome!`
        returnObj.IsPalindrome = true;
    } else {
        returnObj.message = `The word/phrase is not a palindrome!`
        returnObj.IsPalindrome = false;
    }

    returnObj.originalWord = originalWord;
    returnObj.reversedWord = revWord;

    return returnObj;

}

// Final Step - View
function displayMessage(palinObj) {

    element = document.getElementById("results");
    element.innerHTML = `${palinObj.message} - ${palinObj.originalWord}`;

}