Distance Calculator

Shows distance between cities

script:

//create a 2-dimension array

distance = new Array (
  new Array (0, 648, 6476, 4000),
  new Array (648, 0, 6760, 3470),
  new Array (6476, 6760, 0, 5956),
  new Array (4000, 3470, 5956, 0)
);

cityName = new Array("Indianapolis", "New York", "Tokyo", "London");

function getCity(){
  // presents a list of cities and gets a number corresponding to 
  // the city name
  var theCity = "";  //will hold the city number

  var cityMenu = "Please choose a city by typing a number: \n";
  cityMenu += "0) Indianapolis \n";
  cityMenu += "1) New York \n";
  cityMenu += "2) Tokyo \n";
  cityMenu += "3) London \n";

  theCity = prompt(cityMenu);
  return theCity;
} // end getCity

function main(){
  var output = "";
  from = getCity();
  to = getCity();
  result = distance[from][to];
  output = "the distance from " + cityName[from];
  output += " to " + cityName[to];
  output += " is " + result;
  alert(output);
} // end main