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

Daniel Stockham
Daniel Stockham
10,277 Points

unexpected token line 13

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 of the produce and 'quit' to exit.");
  search = search.toLowerCase();
  if ( search === 'quit'); {
    break;
  } else if ( search === 'list' ) {
      print( inStock.join(', ') );
  } else {
    if (inStock.indexOf( search ) > -1 ) {
      print( 'YEs, we have ' + search + ' in the store. ');
    } else { 
      print( search + ' is not in stock. ');
    }
  }
}

I don't really see anything wrong with this code. I followed along with Dave and I am still getting an error.

1 Answer

Colin Bell
Colin Bell
29,679 Points

You need to delete the semi-colon after the if statement.

 if ( search === 'quit'); {
                    //  ^ Delete this