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JavaScript

1st Bonus question - What am I doing wrong ?!!

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

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)'); if (search === null || search.toLowerCase() === 'quit') { break; } for (var i = 0; i < students.length; i += 1) { student = students[i]; if ( student.name === search ){ message = getStudentReport( student ); print(message); } else if ( search !== student.name ){ print ('no such student not here'); } }

}

Not formatting your code and asking for help.

3 Answers

I formatted it for you :)

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

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)'); 
      if (search === null || search.toLowerCase() === 'quit') 
      { 
          break; 
      } 
      for (var i = 0; i < students.length; i += 1) 
     { 
          student = students[i]; 
          if (student.name === search)
          { 
              message = getStudentReport( student ); 
              print(message); 
          } 
          else if (search !== student.name)
          { 
              print ('no such student not here');
          } 
       }

}

It would have been handy if you linked the challenge also :)

A link to my actual workspace ?

No just the challenge address link

Thank you guys, this is my first time posting a question, so I'm not sure how to maintain format after inserting the code here. Thanks for the help!

When you reply to someone on here, right above the post comment button is a "markdown cheatsheet" link. That has everything you need to know. Hope that helps.