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

Tibor Ruzinyi
Tibor Ruzinyi
17,968 Points
Posted by Tibor Ruzinyi
Tibor Ruzinyi
17,968 Points

Code not working: Unexpected identifier

Hello all, I am trying to do this challange but my code is not woking. Do somebody know where i did mistake ?

     var loppThruNames = function(students) {
    for(var i = 0; i < students.length ; i++){
        var promptname = prompt("Type Name");          
        if students[i].Name === promptname{
          print(students[i].Name + students[i].Track)
        }else if{
          print("Sorry Student not found");
        }else{
          if promptname.toLowerCase === 'quit'{
            break;
          }
        }
    }
  }

  loopThruNames(students);       
            ```

5 Answers

MIke Allen
MIke Allen
9,727 Points

Hi Tibor,

One thing I noticed is your loops are not correct syntax.

Your one is currently setup like 

 if students[i].Name === promptname{
          print(students[i].Name + students[i].Track)

But if's need to be like this

if(students[i].Name === promptname) {
print(students[i].Name + students[i].Track)
}

You just missed the brackets around your condition.

Hope that helps.

Pete Cass
Pete Cass
16,656 Points
Pete Cass
Pete Cass
16,656 Points

you've got a typo in var loopthoughnames

Pete Cass
Pete Cass
16,656 Points
Pete Cass
Pete Cass
16,656 Points

and now so have i ;)

Tibor Ruzinyi
Tibor Ruzinyi
17,968 Points
Tibor Ruzinyi
Tibor Ruzinyi
17,968 Points

hahaha thx , ive repaired the typo but it still says : Uncaught SyntaxError: Unexpected identifier

Tibor Ruzinyi
Tibor Ruzinyi
17,968 Points
Tibor Ruzinyi
Tibor Ruzinyi
17,968 Points

Thank you very much guys for your help