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

Tanner Cruiseship
Tanner Cruiseship
5,707 Points

Why does the while loop prompt stop?

The while loop is set to run while (true) and only break if the prompt result is "quit" or "null". But once the HTML is modified or the results of the search is displayed, the prompt no longer runs. Why is that?

To better answer the question can you post your JS file, so we can see whats going on.

3 Answers

Tanner Cruiseship
Tanner Cruiseship
5,707 Points
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('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 = getStudentReport( student );
      print(message);
    }
  }
}

Do you have students defined anywhere? I believe should be throwing an error in the console at students.length. Is it throwing that error?

Tanner Cruiseship
Tanner Cruiseship
5,707 Points

Students is an array of objects from another js file. Both files from the attached files within the lesson. There are no errors, my question is about the logic behind why it DOES work.