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

Yemaya Re
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Yemaya Re
Courses Plus Student 1,922 Points

Trying to understand this part of the solution...

Hey, so the part that loops through the student data and compares the user input... Is my understanding correct in that the loop continuously runs through the student.name data and when the user input matches it shows records?? I hope that made sense

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>Points: ' + student.points + '</p>'; report += '<p>Achievements: ' + student.achievements + '</p>'; return report; }

while (true) { search = prompt('Type student name to view records. 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 = getStudentReport(student); print(message); } } }

1 Answer

Steven Parker
Steven Parker
229,708 Points

You're right in that the loop compares each student name with the search term ("if (student.name === search)") and shows the record if it matches. But it doesn't do this "continuously", it just checks each student (once each) when a search term is read.