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

Ben Bushell
Ben Bushell
10,838 Points
Posted by Ben Bushell
Ben Bushell
10,838 Points

multiple records with same name & record not found solution - would appreciate any feedback.

Hi,

Here are my solutions to the extra tasks. Took me a while to work out but got there in the end I think. Any feedback on the solution would be appreciated:

var students = [
  {name: 'Ben', track: 'IOS', achievements: 10, points: 100},
  {name: 'Vicky', track: 'JAVA', achievements: 10, points: 100},
  {name: 'Ben', track: 'CSS', achievements: 15, points: 150},
  {name: 'Dave', track: 'HTML', achievements: 20, points: 200},
  {name: 'Tim', track: 'Android', achievements: 50, points: 500}
];

var message = "";
var search;
var found;

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

function getStudentReport(student) {
  var report = '<h2>Student: ' + student.name + '</h2>';
  report += '<p>Track: ' + student.track + '</p>';
  report += '<p>Points: ' + student.points + '</p>';
  report += '<p>Achievements: ' + student.achievements + '</p>';
  return report;
}

while (true) {
  search = prompt("Enter a name to search or type 'quit' to exit");
  found = false; //set found to false every time the prompt is called so previous true values do not change the result
  if (search === null || search.toUpperCase() === 'QUIT') {
    break;
  }       
    for (i = 0; i < students.length; i += 1) {
    student = students[i];
      if (search.toUpperCase() === student.name.toUpperCase()) {
        message += getStudentReport(student); //If more than one record with the same name will both be added to the message
        print(message);
        found = true; 
      }
    } 
    console.log(found); //used this to help me test
    if (!found) { //if not found alert will show
      alert('Sorry ' + search + ' not found, please try again');
    }
};

1 Answer

Thomas Grimes
Thomas Grimes
10,726 Points
Thomas Grimes
Thomas Grimes
10,726 Points

Thanks for posting, Ben. I was going down a different path, trying to add a for loop within the student/search if statement. Your solution is definitely simpler than what I was trying. Here is my final code:

var message = '';
var student;
var search;
var found;

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

function getStudentReport( student ) {
  var report = '<h2>Student: ' + student.name + '</h2>';
  report += '<p>Track: ' + student.track + '</p>';
  report += '<p>Points: ' + student.points + '</p>';
  report += '<p>Achievements: ' + student.achievements + '</p>';
  return report;
} 

while (true) {
 search = prompt('Search student records: type a name [Jody] (or type "quit" to end)'); 
      found = false;//assume student value entered is not found
  if (search === null || search.toLowerCase() === 'quit') {
   break; 
  } 
  for (var i = 0; i < students.length; i += 1) {
  student = students[i];
    if (student.name.toLowerCase() === search.toLowerCase()) {
    message += getStudentReport(student);
    print(message);
      found = true;
    } 
  }
  //if value is false alert user student is not found. 
  if(!found){
      alert('Student not found!');
   }

}