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JavaScript JavaScript Loops, Arrays and Objects Tracking Multiple Items with Arrays Useful Array Methods

Posted by Alex Pacheco
Alex Pacheco
8,327 Points

This code worked until (print(inStock.join('; ' )); } then any code I add after that does not work.

i can't figure out why this code won't work

var inStock = [ 'apples', 'eggs', 'milk', 'cookies', 'cheese', 'bread', 'lettuce', 'carrot', 'broccoli', 'pizza', 'potato', 'crackers', 'onion', 'tofu', 'frozen dinner', 'cucumber']; var search;

function print(message) { document.write( '<p>' + message + '</p>'); }

while (true) { search = prompt('Search for a product in our store. Type list to show all products. type quit to exit'); if (search === 'quit') { break; } else if (search === 'list') { print (inStock.join('; ' )); } else { if ( inStock.indexOf( search ) > -1) { print( 'Yes, we have ' + search + ' in store.'); } else { print( search + ' is not in stock.'); } }

3 Answers

Daniel Newman
Daniel Newman
Courses Plus Student 10,715 Points

First of all, your code have no leading curved bracket.

var inStock = ['apples', 'eggs', 'milk', 'cookies', 'cheese', 'bread', 'lettuce', 'carrot', 'broccoli', 'pizza', 'potato', 'crackers', 'onion', 'tofu', 'frozen dinner', 'cucumber'];
var search;

function print(message) {
    document.write('' + message + '');
}

while (true) {
    search = prompt('Search for a product in our store. Type list to show all products. type quit to exit');
    if (search === 'quit') {
        break;
    } else if (search === 'list') {
        print(inStock.join('; '));
    } else {
        if (inStock.indexOf(search) > -1) {
            print('Yes, we have ' + search + ' in store.');
        } else {
            print(search + ' is not in stock.');
        }
    }

And it's start to work. But what is print() method? Is it window.print() method or other function?

Daniel Newman
PLUS
Daniel Newman
Courses Plus Student 10,715 Points
Daniel Newman
Daniel Newman
Courses Plus Student 10,715 Points

Please, mark my comment above as the answer. Thank you. =)

Alex Pacheco
Alex Pacheco
8,327 Points
Alex Pacheco
Alex Pacheco
8,327 Points

print is what the instructor uses for this video. it is typed word for word.

Daniel Newman
Daniel Newman
Courses Plus Student 10,715 Points

Look at your code, please. You did not close while { yourCode }

Alex Pacheco
Alex Pacheco
8,327 Points

Ah finally I see. Thank you Daniel. Good eye, I was not able to catch that.