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

Zoe Campbell
Zoe Campbell
6,288 Points
Posted by Zoe Campbell
Zoe Campbell
6,288 Points

Solved the issue of displaying data for students with the same name but cant get program to break if search invalid

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> Achievments: ' + student.achievements + '</p>'; report += '<p> Points: ' + student.point +'</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 < studentsInfo.length; i += 1){ student = studentsInfo[i]; if (student.name.toLocaleLowerCase() === search.toLocaleLowerCase()){ message += getStudentReport(student); } if (message !== '') { print(message); break; } else print('<h1>We dont have "'+ search + '" on record.</h1>'); break;

} }

Tim Strand
Tim Strand
22,458 Points
Tim Strand
Tim Strand
22,458 Points

suggestion, use the Markdown Cheatsheet to figure out how to maintain the formatting in your posted code so that its easier to read. in this case you should open with 3 backticks followed by javascript and close the code block with 3 backticks

1 Answer

Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,269 Points
Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,269 Points

You might not want to check if the message is empty inside the search loop. That would probably work better if done after the loop finishes. Otherwise you will only be able to find the first student listed.

Then, if you use "message" as an indicator of finding a record, be sure to clear it before starting each search.

Finally, you might need to append ("+=") the output instead of overwriting it to see the results of more than one search.