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JavaScript

My solution to Dave's Extra Challenge (student search):

var message = ''; var student; var request; var multiStudents =[]; 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; } function noStudent(student){ var noreport = '<h2>Sorry, there is no student by that name of "'+student+'" in our recordes.</h2>'; return noreport; } function multiple(count){ var multiName= (' We have '+count+' students in our recordes with that name:'); for (var i =0; i <multiStudents.length; i +=1){ multiName += '<h2>Student: ' + multiStudents[i].name + '</h2>'; multiName += '<p>Track: ' + multiStudents[i].track + '</p>'; multiName += '<p>Points: ' + multiStudents[i].points + '</p>'; multiName += '<p>Achievements: ' + multiStudents[i].achievements + '</p>'; } return multiName; } while(true) { request= prompt('Search student recordes: type a name[Jody] (or type "quit" to end)'); var count=0; var studentRecords = false; if (request === null || request.toLowerCase() === 'quit'){ break; } for (var i = 0 ; i < students.length; i+=1){ student = students[i]; if (student.name ===request){ for(var j=1;j<=1; j+=1){ studName = students[j]; if (student.name===studName.name){ multiStudents.push(student); count+=1; } } } } if (count>=1){ message= multiple(count); print(message);
break; }
for (var i = 0; i < students.length; i += 1) { student = students[i]; if(student.name === request){ studentRecords= true; message= getStudentReport(student); print(message); }
} if (studentRecords===false){ message = noStudent(request); print(message); } }

2 Answers

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var message = '';
var student;
var request;
var multiStudents = [];

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;
}

function noStudent(student) {
    var noreport =
        '<h2>Sorry, there is no student by that name of "' +
        student +
        '" in our recordes.</h2>';
    return noreport;
}

function multiple(count) {
    var multiName = (' We have ' +
        count +
        ' students in our recordes with that name:'
    );
    for (var i = 0; i < multiStudents.length; i +=
        1) {
        multiName += '<h2>Student: ' +
            multiStudents[i].name +
            '</h2>';
        multiName += '<p>Track: ' +
            multiStudents[i].track +
            '</p>';
        multiName += '<p>Points: ' +
            multiStudents[i].points +
            '</p>';
        multiName +=
            '<p>Achievements: ' +
            multiStudents[i].achievements +
            '</p>';
    }
    return multiName;
}
while (true) {
    request = prompt(
        'Search student recordes: type a name[Jody] (or type "quit" to end)'
    );
    var count = 0;
    var studentRecords = false;
    if (request === null || request.toLowerCase() ===
        'quit') {
        break;
    }
    for (var i = 0; i < students.length; i +=
        1) {
        student = students[i];
        if (student.name === request) {
            for (var j = 1; j <= 1; j +=
                1) {
                studName = students[j];
                if (student.name ===
                    studName.name) {
                    multiStudents.push(
                        student);
                    count += 1;
                }
            }
        }
    }
    if (count >= 1) {
        message = multiple(count);
        print(message);
        break;
    }
    for (var i = 0; i < students.length; i +=
        1) {
        student = students[i];
        if (student.name === request) {
            studentRecords = true;
            message = getStudentReport(
                student);
            print(message);
        }
    }
    if (studentRecords === false) {
        message = noStudent(request);
        print(message);
    }
}

Thank you so much, i was wondering how to do it .