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

Karl Pupé
Karl Pupé
6,718 Points
Posted by Karl Pupé
Karl Pupé
6,718 Points

Can't seem to make my Array Search Work & don't know where the bug is...

Hi Guys!

I hope that you are all well! For the life of me i have been following Dave's wonderful video and copied the code but it refuses to run! Here is what I have.

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

while (true) {
  search = prompt("Search for a product in our store. Type 'list' to show all of the produce and 'quit' to exit");
  search = search.toLowerCase();
  if ( search === 'quit' ) {
    break;
 } else if ( search === 'list' ) {
    print( inStock.join(', ') );
 } else {
    if ( inStock.indexOf( search ) > -1 ) {
    print( 'Yes, we have ' + search + ' in the store.'); 
 } else {
    print( search + ' is not in stock.');
 }
}

When I inspect the console to see what is wrong it just says "search.js:28 Uncaught SyntaxError: Unexpected end of input". I tried to move the curly braces but nothing seems to work - it's driving me mental!

Please help!

Thank you in advance for helping me!

Karl

1 Answer

Thomas Nilsen
Thomas Nilsen
14,957 Points
Thomas Nilsen
Thomas Nilsen
14,957 Points

You're missing a bracket at the end.

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

while (true) {
    search = prompt("Search for a product in our store. Type 'list' to show all of the produce and 'quit' to exit");
    search = search.toLowerCase();
    if (search === 'quit') {
        break;
    } else if (search === 'list') {
        print(inStock.join(', '));
    } else {
        if (inStock.indexOf(search) > -1) {
            print('Yes, we have ' + search + ' in the store.');
        } else {
            print(search + ' is not in stock.');
        }
    }
}
Karl Pupé
Karl Pupé
6,718 Points
Karl Pupé
Karl Pupé
6,718 Points

Ahhhhhh! I see where I went wrong! That did the trick! Thank you so much! :)