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JavaScript JavaScript Loops, Arrays and Objects Tracking Multiple Items with Arrays Useful Array Methods

Weronika Marciniak
Weronika Marciniak
2,140 Points
Posted by Weronika Marciniak
Weronika Marciniak
2,140 Points

Why is nothing other than 'Search the Store' showing up in my document.write after I quit the prompt.

I copied exactly how the video was showing the example however after I ran the webpage and put my answers in the prompt I got nothing to show up on the page other than Search the Store. I rewrote the code two times in case of a spelling mistake but still nothing. Don't know what the problem could be?

My code:

var inStock = [ 'apples', 'eggs', 'milk', 'cookies', 'cheese', 'bread', 'lettuce', 'carrot', 'broccoli', 'pizza', 'potato', 'crackers', 'onion', 'tofu', 'frozen dinner', 'cucumber'];
var search;

function print(message) {
  document.write( '<p>' + message + '</p>');
}

while (true) {
 search = prompt("Search for a product in our store. Type 'list' to show all  the produce and 'quit' to exit");
  if ( search === 'quit' ) {
  break;
  }
}

[MOD: added ```JavaScript formatting -cf]

1 Answer

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

It looks like there is a bit of work yet to do to make this a functional program. The code here is only the part that asks the question. All of the parts that respond to replies other than "quit" still need to be added yet.

Continue with the course, I'm sure the other parts will be added next.