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

Saqib Ishfaq
Saqib Ishfaq
13,912 Points
Posted by Saqib Ishfaq
Saqib Ishfaq
13,912 Points

what's wrong with this? why doesn't it work without creating the new function?

var student;
var report;
var search;
function print(message) {
    var outputDiv = document.getElementById('output');
    outputDiv.innerHTML = message;
  }
 while(true){

    search = prompt('type a student name to search the record, and to end type \'quit');
    if (search === null || search.toLowerCase() === 'quit'){
        break;
    }
} 

        for (var i=0; i< students.length ; i+=1){
            student = students[i];
            if (search.toLowerCase() === student.name){   
            report += '<h2>' +student.name+ '</h2>';
            report += '<p>track: '+ student.track+ '</p>';
            report += '<p>achievements: ' +student.achievements+ '</p>';
            report += '<p> points: ' +student.points+ '</p>';

          }
          print(report);
    }

1 Answer

Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,275 Points
Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,275 Points

I'm not sure why you would want to avoid creating the function, but it looks like the main issue might be that the loop that does the searching is outside of the loop that asks for a student name.

It needs to be moved inside the other loop so when something other than "quit" is typed, it will look for it and display it.

Saqib Ishfaq
Saqib Ishfaq
13,912 Points
Saqib Ishfaq
Saqib Ishfaq
13,912 Points

i created the function in the end, but just wanted to see wether it works without one! thanks yeh it worked

Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,275 Points
Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,275 Points

If you did not want to have a "print" function you could substitute the call with code that replicates what it does:

//        print(report);    <- replace this with the following line:
          document.getElementById('output').innerHTML = report;