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JavaScript JavaScript Loops, Arrays and Objects Tracking Data Using Objects The Student Record Search Challenge

Posted by Erwan EL
Erwan EL
7,669 Points

Why this loop doesn't loop?

var students = [ 
  { 
   name: 'Dave',
    track: 'Front End Development',
    achievements: '158',
    points: '14730'
  },
  {
    name: 'Jody',
    track: 'iOS Development with Swift',
    achievements: '175',
    points: '16375'
  },
  {
    name: 'Jordan',
    track: 'PHP Development',
    achievements: '55',
    points: '2025'
  },
  {
    name: 'John',
    track: 'Learn WordPress',
    achievements: '40',
    points: '1950'
  },
  {
    name: 'Trish',
    track: 'Rails Development',
    achievements: '5',
    points: '350'
  }
];


var message = '';
var student;

function print(message) {
  var outputDiv = document.getElementById('output');
  outputDiv.innerHTML = message;
}



for (var i = 0; i < students.length; i += 1) {
    student = students[i];
        print(students[i].name);

}

Why does this only print Trish that is the last name of students?

2 Answers

Tsenko Aleksiev
Tsenko Aleksiev
3,819 Points
Tsenko Aleksiev
Tsenko Aleksiev
3,819 Points

I don't see studentS defined anywhere, can you please add all the code. Use the Markdown Cheatsheet ( see below this box ) to see how to add the code snippet.

Tsenko Aleksiev
Tsenko Aleksiev
3,819 Points
Tsenko Aleksiev
Tsenko Aleksiev
3,819 Points

Well, I think here's the problem:

for (var i = 0; i < students.length; i += 1) {
    student = students[i];
        print(students[i].name);

}

it should be:

print(student.name);

Try it and give me a feedback if it works