---
id: 652fa3c4968fa9d6f8f6d873
title: Step 3
challengeType: 0
dashedName: step-3
---

# --description--

Next, create an array to store all the songs.

Create an empty `allSongs` array.

# --hints--

You should have a variable called `allSongs`.

```js
assert.isDefined(allSongs)
```

You should assign an array to your `allSongs` variable.

```js
assert.isArray(allSongs)
```

Your array should be empty.

```js
assert.isEmpty(allSongs)
```

# --seed--

## --seed-contents--

```html
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">
  <head>
    <meta charset="UTF-8" />
    <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0" />
    <link
      href="https://fonts.googleapis.com/css2?family=Roboto+Mono&display=swap"
      rel="stylesheet"
    />
    <link
      href="https://fonts.googleapis.com/css2?family=Lato&family=Roboto+Mono&display=swap"
      rel="stylesheet"
    />
    <link rel="stylesheet" href="styles.css" />
    <title>
      Learn Basic String and Array Methods by Building a Music Player App
    </title>
  </head>

  <body>
    <div class="container">
      <div class="player">
        <div class="player-bar">
          <div class="parallel-lines">
            <div></div>
            <div></div>
          </div>
          <h1 class="fcc-title">freeCodeCamp</h1>
          <div class="parallel-lines">
            <div></div>
            <div></div>
          </div>
        </div>
        <div class="player-content">
          <div id="player-album-art">
            <img
              src="https://cdn.freecodecamp.org/curriculum/js-music-player/quincy-larson-album-art.jpg"
              alt="song cover art"
            />
          </div>
          <div class="player-display">
            <div class="player-display-song-artist">
              <p id="player-song-title"></p>
              <p id="player-song-artist"></p>
            </div>
            <div class="player-buttons">
              <button id="previous" class="previous" aria-label="Previous">
                <svg
                  width="24"
                  height="19"
                  viewBox="0 0 24 19"
                  fill="none"
                  xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"
                ><path d="M23.2248 0L7.03964 9.5L23.2248 19L23.2248 0Z" /><rect
                    width="4.63633"
                    height="18.5453"
                    transform="matrix(-1 0 0 1 4.63633 0)"/></svg>
              </button>
              <button id="play" class="play" aria-label="Play">
                <svg
                  width="17"
                  height="19"
                  viewBox="0 0 17 19"
                  fill="none"
                  xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"
                > <path d="M0 0L16.1852 9.5L1.88952e-07 19L0 0Z" /></svg>
              </button>
              <button id="pause" class="pause" aria-label="Pause">
                <svg
                  width="17"
                  height="19"
                  viewBox="0 0 17 19"
                  fill="none"
                  xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"
                ><path d="M0 6.54013e-07H4.75V19H0V6.54013e-07Z" /> <path d="M11.4 0H16.15V19H11.4V0Z" /></svg>
              </button>
              <button id="next" class="next" aria-label="Next">
                <svg
                  width="24"
                  height="19"
                  viewBox="0 0 24 19"
                  fill="none"
                  xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"
                ><path d="M0 0L16.1852 9.5L1.88952e-07 19L0 0Z" /> <rect x="18.5885" width="4.63633" height="18.5453" /></svg>
              </button>
              <button id="shuffle" class="shuffle" aria-label="Shuffle">
                <svg
                  width="17"
                  height="14"
                  viewBox="0 0 17 14"
                  fill="none"
                  xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"
                ><path
                    fill-rule="evenodd"
                    clip-rule="evenodd"
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              </button>
            </div>
          </div>
        </div>
      </div>
      <div class="playlist">
        <div class="playlist-bar">
          <div class="parallel-lines">
            <div></div>
            <div></div>
          </div>
          <h2 class="playlist-title" id="playlist">Playlist</h2>
          <div class="parallel-lines">
            <div></div>
            <div></div>
          </div>
        </div>
        <ul id="playlist-songs"></ul>
      </div>
    </div>
    <script src="script.js"></script>
  </body>
</html>
```

```css
:root {
  /* colors */
  --primary-color: #dfdfe2;
  --secondary-color: #ffffff;
  --app-background-color: #4d4d62;
  --background-color: #1b1b32;
  --foreground-color: #3b3b4f;
  --highlight-color: #f1be32;

  /* font sizes */
  --root-font-size: 16px;
  font-size: var(--root-font-size);

  /* font-families */
  --font-headline: "Roboto Mono", monospace;
  --font-family: "Lato", sans-serif;
}

*,
*::after,
*::before {
  box-sizing: border-box;
}

body {
  background-color: var(--app-background-color);
  color: var(--primary-color);
  font-family: var(--font-family);
}

h1 {
  font-size: 1.125rem;
  line-height: 1.6;
}

h2 {
  font-size: var(--root-font-size);
}

ul {
  margin: 0;
}

.container {
  margin-top: 10px;
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  justify-content: center;
  align-items: center;
  row-gap: 5px;
}

.player,
.playlist {
  width: 450px;
  background-color: var(--background-color);
  border: 3px solid var(--foreground-color);
}

.player {
  height: 260px;
  padding: 10px;
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  align-items: center;
  row-gap: 10px;
}

.player-bar,
.playlist-bar {
  display: flex;
  justify-content: space-between;
  align-items: center;
  padding: 0 5px;
  width: 100%;
  height: 30px;
  background-color: var(--foreground-color);
}

.parallel-lines {
  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  row-gap: 6px;
  padding: 0 5px;
}

.parallel-lines > div {
  height: 2px;
  width: 100%;
  min-width: 75px;
  background-color: var(--highlight-color);
}

.fcc-title,
.playlist-title {
  color: var(--secondary-color);
  margin: 0 10px;
  font-family: var(--font-headline);
}

.player-content {
  display: flex;
  background-color: var(--foreground-color);
  width: 430px;
  height: 200px;
  column-gap: 13px;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
}

#player-album-art {
  background-color: var(--secondary-color);
  border: 6px solid var(--background-color);
}

#player-album-art img {
  width: 150px;
  display: block;
}

.player-display {
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  row-gap: 20px;
  padding: 14px;
  background-color: var(--background-color);
  height: 153px;
  width: 226px;
}

.player-display-song-artist {
  height: 80px;
}

.player-buttons svg {
  fill: var(--primary-color);
}

.playing > svg {
  fill: var(--highlight-color);
}

.player-buttons {
  display: flex;
  justify-content: space-around;
}

button {
  background: transparent;
  border: none;
  color: var(--primary-color);
  cursor: pointer;
  font-size: var(--root-font-size);
  outline-color: var(--highlight-color);
  text-align: center;
}

.playlist-song {
  outline-color: var(--highlight-color);
}

.playlist li:not(:last-child) {
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--background-color);
}

button:focus,
.playlist-song:focus {
  outline-style: dashed;
  outline-width: 2px;
}

/* Playlist */
.playlist {
  height: auto;
  padding: 10px;
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  align-items: center;
  row-gap: 10px;
}

#playlist-songs {
  width: 430px;
  height: 100%;
  background-color: var(--foreground-color);
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  row-gap: 8px;
  padding: 8px 9px;
  visibility: visible;
  justify-content: start;
  list-style: none;
}

.playlist-song {
  display: flex;
  height: 55px;
  justify-content: space-between;
  align-items: center;
  padding: 5px;
}

[aria-current="true"] {
  background-color: var(--background-color);
}

[aria-current="true"] p {
  color: var(--highlight-color);
}

.playlist-song-info {
  height: 100%;
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: row;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: space-around;
  column-gap: 7px;
  padding: 5px 0;
  font-family: var(--font-family);
}

#player-song-title,
#player-song-artist {
  margin: 0;
}

#player-song-artist {
  color: var(--highlight-color);
  font-size: 0.75rem;
}

#player-song-title {
  font-size: 1.125rem;
}

.playlist-song-title {
  font-size: 0.85rem;
  width: 241px;
  text-align: left;
}

.playlist-song-artist {
  font-size: 0.725rem;
  width: 80px;
}

.playlist-song-duration {
  font-size: 0.725rem;
  margin: auto;
  font-family: var(--font-headline);
  width: 30px;
}

.playlist-song-delete {
  padding: 0;
  width: 20px;
  height: 20px;
}

.playlist-song-delete,
.playlist-song-delete {
  fill: var(--foreground-color);
}

.playlist-song-delete:hover circle,
.playlist-song-delete:focus circle {
  fill: #ff0000;
}

@media (max-width: 700px) {
  .player,
  .playlist {
    width: 300px;
  }

  .player {
    height: 340px;
  }

  #playlist-songs {
    height: 280px;
    padding: 5px 6px;
    overflow-y: scroll;
    overflow-x: hidden;
    scrollbar-color: var(--background-color) var(--secondary-color);
    scrollbar-width: thin;
  }

  #playlist-songs::-webkit-scrollbar {
    width: 5px;
  }

  #playlist-songs::-webkit-scrollbar-track {
    background: var(--background-color);
  }

  #playlist-songs::-webkit-scrollbar-thumb {
    background: var(--secondary-color);
  }

  h1 {
    font-size: 0.813rem;
  }

  h2 {
    font-size: 0.75rem;
  }

  .player-bar,
  .playlist-bar,
  .player-content,
  #playlist-songs {
    width: 280px;
  }

  .playlist-song {
    justify-content: space-between;
  }

  .playlist-song-title {
    width: 140px;
  }

  .playlist-song-artist {
    width: 40px;
  }

  .playlist-song-duration > button {
    padding: 0;
  }

  .player-content {
    display: inline;
    position: relative;
    justify-items: center;
    height: 100%;
  }

  #player-album-art {
    z-index: -100;
    height: 280px;
    box-shadow: none;
    background: #000;
  }

  #player-album-art img {
    width: 100%;
    opacity: 0.6;
  }

  .player-display-song-artist {
    padding: 0 10px;
  }

  .player-display-song-artist > p {
    white-space: pre-wrap;
  }

  .player-display {
    position: absolute;
    width: 100%;
    z-index: 1000;
    background-color: transparent;
    top: 0;
    height: 280px;
    justify-content: space-between;
    text-align: center;
  }
}
```

```js
const playlistSongs = document.getElementById("playlist-songs");
const playButton = document.getElementById("play");
const pauseButton = document.getElementById("pause");
const nextButton = document.getElementById("next");
const previousButton = document.getElementById("previous");
const shuffleButton = document.getElementById("shuffle");

--fcc-editable-region--

--fcc-editable-region--
```
