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JavaScript

Posted by Grace Ji
Grace Ji
5,402 Points

The Student Record Search Challenge Solution

If I put any name in var students on prompt message, the student's other information should be come up. But nothing appears.

I need help. :)

Here is my HTML

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
  <meta charset="UTF-8">
  <title>Students</title>
  <link rel="stylesheet" href="css/styles.css">
</head>
<body>
<h1>Students</h1>
<div id="output">

</div>
<script src="js/student_report.js"></script>
</body>
</html>

JavaScript

var students = [ 
  { 
   name: 'Dave',
    track: 'Front End Development',
    achievements: 158,
    points: 14730
  },
  {
    name: 'Jody',
    track: 'iOS Development with Swift',
    achievements: '175',
    points: '16375'
  },
  {
    name: 'Jordan',
    track: 'PHP Development',
    achievements: '55',
    points: '2025'
  },
  {
    name: 'John',
    track: 'Learn WordPress',
    achievements: '40',
    points: '1950'
  },
  {
    name: 'Trish',
    track: 'Rails Development',
    achievements: '5',
    points: '350'
  }
];

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

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

function getStudentInfo (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= getStudentInfo (student);
      print(message);
    } else if (student.name.indexOf()<0) {
    print('Not on the data');  
    }
  }
}

1 Answer