Student Search Challenge Extra Credit Solution

Question

This is my solution to the extra credit for the Student Search challenge (display information for multiple entries and display error message for search not found). I would love any feedback or suggestions for improvement.

/* Variables */
var search;
var student;
var message = '';
var matches = [];

/* Functions */
function print(message) {
  var outputDiv = document.getElementById('output');
  outputDiv.innerHTML = message;
}

// Creates message containing student record for variable student defined in for loop
function studentRecord(student) {
  var report = '<h2>Name: ' + student.name + '</h2>';
  report += '<h3>Track: ' + student.track + '</h3>';
  report += '<h3>Achievements : ' + student.achievements + '</h3>';
  report += '<h3>Points : ' + student.points + '</h3>';
  return report;
}

/* Report Program */

// while loop runs until user quits

while (true) {
  search = prompt('Enter student\'s name to search records, or type \'quit\' to exit search. Once you have entered a student\'s name, enter \'quit\' to view results');
  if (search === null || search === 'quit') {
    break;
  } else {  
      for ( var i = 0; i < students.length; i += 1) {
        student = students[i];
        if ( search != student.name ) {
          message = 'Sorry. We couldn\'t find that student. Refresh the page to try another search.';
          print(message);
        } else {
    // for loop assigns each object i to variable student, checks for match between student and search, and if match, calls studentRecord function (student) to print(message)
          for ( var i = 0; i < students.length; i += 1) {
            student = students[i];
            if ( search === student.name ) {
              message = studentRecord(student);
              matches.push(message);
              print(matches.join(' '));
            }    
          }
        }
      }  
  } 
} ```

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Student Search Challenge Extra Credit Solution