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4,814 Pointsbreak statement not work in my program, check error in the console, saying illegal break statement, please kindly advise
function store (){ search = prompt('search a product in our store, or you can input list to show all the products, or you can input quit to exit'); search= search.toLowCase(); if (search === 'quit'){ break; }else if (search === 'list'){ print(inStock.join('; ')); }else { if (inStock.indexOf(search)>-1){ print('Yes, we have the ' + search + ' in our store.' ); }else { print('Sorry, we don't have the ' + search + '.'); } } }
1 Answer
Steven Parker
231,275 PointsA "break" is used to end a loop, and is only allowed inside a loop. Did you intend to create a loop around this code?
If you want to end a function, use "return" instead.