diff --git a/5-testing-components/examples/3-list-loop/list.js b/5-testing-components/examples/3-list-loop/list.js
index 31c247d7..d984b1dd 100644
--- a/5-testing-components/examples/3-list-loop/list.js
+++ b/5-testing-components/examples/3-list-loop/list.js
@@ -13,6 +13,6 @@ export const list = (arr, startNum = 1) => {
     liEl.innerText = string;
     olEl.appendChild(liEl);
   }
-  
+
   return olEl;
 };
diff --git a/6-refactoring/exercises/dom-and-events/type-caster/data/constants.js b/6-refactoring/exercises/dom-and-events/type-caster/data/constants.js
index e69de29b..d5964c44 100644
--- a/6-refactoring/exercises/dom-and-events/type-caster/data/constants.js
+++ b/6-refactoring/exercises/dom-and-events/type-caster/data/constants.js
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+export const TYPE_USER_ACTION = 'user-action';
+export const TYPE_CASTED_VALUE = 'casted-value';
diff --git a/6-refactoring/exercises/dom-and-events/type-caster/src/handler.js b/6-refactoring/exercises/dom-and-events/type-caster/src/handler.js
index c4092334..0c68c778 100644
--- a/6-refactoring/exercises/dom-and-events/type-caster/src/handler.js
+++ b/6-refactoring/exercises/dom-and-events/type-caster/src/handler.js
@@ -1,3 +1,22 @@
-import { typeCaster } from './utils.js';
+import { typeCaster } from './util.js';
+import { TYPE_USER_ACTION, TYPE_CASTED_VALUE } from '../data/constants.js';
+export const castTheValue = (event) => {
+  debugger;
+  // read & process user input
+  const form = event.target.form;
+  const intendedType = form.type.value;
+  const stringToCast = form.value.value;
 
-export const castTheValue = () => {};
+  // execute core logic
+  let newValue = typeCaster(stringToCast, intendedType);
+
+  // communicate result to user
+  document.getElementById(TYPE_CASTED_VALUE).innerHTML =
+    typeof newValue + ': ' + newValue;
+
+  // log action for developers
+  console.log('\n-- user action --');
+  console.log('stringToCast:', stringToCast);
+  console.log('intendedType:', intendedType);
+  console.log('newValue:', newValue);
+};
diff --git a/6-refactoring/exercises/dom-and-events/type-caster/src/init.js b/6-refactoring/exercises/dom-and-events/type-caster/src/init.js
index e21ddf80..ce99ab24 100644
--- a/6-refactoring/exercises/dom-and-events/type-caster/src/init.js
+++ b/6-refactoring/exercises/dom-and-events/type-caster/src/init.js
@@ -1,4 +1,9 @@
-document.getElementById('user-action').addEventListener('click', (event) => {
+import { listeners } from './listener.js';
+
+listeners();
+
+/*document.getElementById(TYPE_USER_ACTION ).addEventListener('click', 
+(event) => {
   debugger;
   // read & process user input
   const form = event.target.form;
@@ -18,7 +23,7 @@ document.getElementById('user-action').addEventListener('click', (event) => {
   }
 
   // communicate result to user
-  document.getElementById('casted-value').innerHTML =
+  document.getElementById(TYPE_CASTED_VALUE).innerHTML =
     typeof newValue + ': ' + newValue;
 
   // log action for developers
@@ -26,4 +31,4 @@ document.getElementById('user-action').addEventListener('click', (event) => {
   console.log('stringToCast:', stringToCast);
   console.log('intendedType:', intendedType);
   console.log('newValue:', newValue);
-});
+});*/
diff --git a/6-refactoring/exercises/dom-and-events/type-caster/src/listener.js b/6-refactoring/exercises/dom-and-events/type-caster/src/listener.js
index b3325b31..4f81697b 100644
--- a/6-refactoring/exercises/dom-and-events/type-caster/src/listener.js
+++ b/6-refactoring/exercises/dom-and-events/type-caster/src/listener.js
@@ -1 +1,7 @@
 import { castTheValue } from './handler.js';
+import { TYPE_USER_ACTION, TYPE_CASTED_VALUE } from '../data/constants.js';
+export const listeners = () => {
+  document
+    .getElementById(TYPE_USER_ACTION)
+    .addEventListener('click', castTheValue);
+};
diff --git a/6-refactoring/exercises/dom-and-events/type-caster/src/util.js b/6-refactoring/exercises/dom-and-events/type-caster/src/util.js
index 30bec8d5..c0d4fab1 100644
--- a/6-refactoring/exercises/dom-and-events/type-caster/src/util.js
+++ b/6-refactoring/exercises/dom-and-events/type-caster/src/util.js
@@ -1,4 +1,17 @@
 /**
  *
  */
-export const typeCaster = () => {};
+
+export const typeCaster = (stringToCast, intendedType) => {
+  let newValue;
+  if (intendedType === 'string') {
+    newValue = String(stringToCast);
+  } else if (intendedType === 'number') {
+    newValue = Number(stringToCast);
+  } else if (intendedType === 'boolean') {
+    newValue = Boolean(stringToCast);
+  } else {
+    newValue = undefined;
+  }
+  return newValue;
+};
diff --git a/6-refactoring/exercises/dom-and-events/type-caster/src/util.spec.js b/6-refactoring/exercises/dom-and-events/type-caster/src/util.spec.js
index 00b34574..cdf2ea19 100644
--- a/6-refactoring/exercises/dom-and-events/type-caster/src/util.spec.js
+++ b/6-refactoring/exercises/dom-and-events/type-caster/src/util.spec.js
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { typeCaster } from './utils.js';
+import { typeCaster } from './util.js';
 
 describe('typeCaster: converts values to string, number or boolean', () => {
   describe('correctly casts valid types', () => {
diff --git a/6-refactoring/exercises/state/list-items/data/state.js b/6-refactoring/exercises/state/list-items/data/state.js
index b6e03096..cb4be31b 100644
--- a/6-refactoring/exercises/state/list-items/data/state.js
+++ b/6-refactoring/exercises/state/list-items/data/state.js
@@ -1 +1,3 @@
-export const state = _;
+export const state = {
+  bulletPoint: '*',
+};
diff --git a/6-refactoring/exercises/state/list-items/src/handler.js b/6-refactoring/exercises/state/list-items/src/handler.js
index 911a1c5d..a7d5a6b7 100644
--- a/6-refactoring/exercises/state/list-items/src/handler.js
+++ b/6-refactoring/exercises/state/list-items/src/handler.js
@@ -1,4 +1,28 @@
-import { list } from './utils.js';
+import { list } from './util.js';
 import { bulletPoint } from '../data/constants.js';
 
-export const listHandler = () => {};
+export const listHandler = () => {
+  () => {
+    // read & process user input
+    const allInputs = [];
+    let acceptingInput = true;
+    while (acceptingInput) {
+      const nextInput = prompt('enter a list item');
+      if (nextInput !== null) {
+        allInputs.push(nextInput);
+      } else {
+        acceptingInput = false;
+      }
+    }
+
+    // execute core logic
+    let stringList = '';
+    for (const input of allInputs) {
+      stringList += `\n${bulletPoint} ${input}`;
+    }
+
+    // communicate result to user
+    const message = `all items:${stringList}`;
+    alert(message);
+  };
+};
diff --git a/6-refactoring/exercises/state/list-items/src/init.js b/6-refactoring/exercises/state/list-items/src/init.js
index f7e55374..ed212513 100644
--- a/6-refactoring/exercises/state/list-items/src/init.js
+++ b/6-refactoring/exercises/state/list-items/src/init.js
@@ -1,4 +1,8 @@
-const bulletPoint = '*'; // data to refactor out of this file
+import './listener';
+
+//console.log(state.bulletPoint); // Output: '*'
+
+/*const bulletPoint = '*'; // data to refactor out of this file
 
 document.getElementById('list-them').addEventListener('click', () => {
   // read & process user input
@@ -22,4 +26,4 @@ document.getElementById('list-them').addEventListener('click', () => {
   // communicate result to user
   const message = `all items:${stringList}`;
   alert(message);
-});
+});*/
diff --git a/6-refactoring/exercises/state/list-items/src/listener.js b/6-refactoring/exercises/state/list-items/src/listener.js
index 10f33d91..f13d2fc1 100644
--- a/6-refactoring/exercises/state/list-items/src/listener.js
+++ b/6-refactoring/exercises/state/list-items/src/listener.js
@@ -1 +1,3 @@
 import { listHandler } from './handler.js';
+
+document.getElementById('list-them').addEventListener('click', listHandler);
diff --git a/6-refactoring/exercises/state/list-items/src/util.js b/6-refactoring/exercises/state/list-items/src/util.js
index d8b1127b..4e793d7c 100644
--- a/6-refactoring/exercises/state/list-items/src/util.js
+++ b/6-refactoring/exercises/state/list-items/src/util.js
@@ -1,4 +1,12 @@
 /**
  *
  */
-export const list = () => {};
+import { state } from '../data/state.js';
+
+export const listItems = (allInputs) => {
+  let stringList = '';
+  for (const input of allInputs) {
+    stringList += `\n${state.bulletPoint} ${input}`;
+  }
+  return stringList;
+};
diff --git a/6-refactoring/exercises/state/list-items/src/util.spec.js b/6-refactoring/exercises/state/list-items/src/util.spec.js
index 22adc8cb..e96a2c08 100644
--- a/6-refactoring/exercises/state/list-items/src/util.spec.js
+++ b/6-refactoring/exercises/state/list-items/src/util.spec.js
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ describe('list: generates a list string from an array of strings', () => {
   describe('list: uses arguments correctly', () => {
     it('does not modify the array argument', () => {
       const arg = ['a', 'b', 'c', 'd'];
-      list(arg);
+      list(arg, ',');
       expect(arg).toEqual(['a', 'b', 'c', 'd']);
     });
   });