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JavaScript

Posted by Sarah Flynn
Sarah Flynn
7,434 Points

Student Search challenge solution including additional functionality suggested in final video

Yes, this can and should be refactored, but it works. :)

var input = '';
var student;
var html = '';
var found = false;
var promptMessage = '';

function print(result) {
  var outputDiv = document.getElementById('output');
  outputDiv.innerHTML = result;
};

function composeResult(student) {
  var result = '<h4>' + student.name + '</h4>';
  result += '<p>' + student.track + '</p>';
  result += '<p>' + student.achievements + '</p>';
  result += '<p>' + student.points + '</p>';
  return result;
}

while(true) {
  input = prompt(promptMessage + 'Enter a student name you are searching for or quit to exit');
  if(input.toLowerCase() === 'quit' || input === null) {
    break;
  }
  for(var i = 0; i < students.length; i++) {
    student = students[i];
    if(student.name === input) {
      console.log('adding to result');
      found = true;
      html += composeResult(student);
      print(html);
    }
  }
  if(found) {
    promptMessage = input + ' was found. ';
    found = false;
  } else {
    promptMessage = input + ' was not found. ';
  }
}