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

Posted by Felipe Jordani
Felipe Jordani
5,091 Points

Please review my solution for this challenge

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

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); break; }else if (student.name != search ){ noStudent = "<p>No student with the name "+search+".</p>"; print (noStudent); break; } } }

Niko Doss
Niko Doss
Courses Plus Student 2,313 Points

Can you please put your code into ```

2 Answers

Loek Weijts
Loek Weijts
6,159 Points
Loek Weijts
Loek Weijts
6,159 Points

Hi i did it this way. Seems to work.

// variables
var studentslist = [
  {
    naam: 'loek',
    functie: 'illustrator',
    leeftijd: 40
  },
  {
    naam: 'loek',
    functie: 'vormgever',
    leeftijd: 10
  },
  {
    naam: 'theo',
    functie: 'boekhouder',
    leeftijd: 34
  },
  {
    naam: 'chris',
    functie: 'schrijver',
    leeftijd: 43
  }
]

// selected array
var foundStudent = [];
var antwoord;
var student;

//print function
function print(message) {
  var div = document.getElementById('output');
  div.innerHTML += message;
}

// keep asking until x is typed
zoek = window.prompt('search student, x for exit');

  // for looping trough studenten, pass it on to foundStudent
  for (var i=0; i<studentslist.length; i+=1) {

    if (zoek === (studentslist[i].naam)) {
      foundStudent.push(studentslist[i]);
        }
      }

  // printing out the foundStudent list
  for (var i=0; i<foundStudent.length; i+=1) {
    var uitdraai = '<li>' + foundStudent[i].naam + '</li>';
    uitdraai += '<li>' + foundStudent[i].functie + '</li>';
    uitdraai += '<li>' + foundStudent[i].leeftijd + '</li><br>';
    print(uitdraai);
  }

  print("Thank you, goodbye");
eduardomejia2
PLUS
eduardomejia2
Courses Plus Student 22,237 Points
eduardomejia2
eduardomejia2
Courses Plus Student 22,237 Points

Could you post the students' data?