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

Posted by john cook
john cook
Courses Plus Student 358 Points

The Student Record Search Challenge Solution code doesn't work in bracket text editor.Please help

i copied the exact solution provided by the tutor into bracket text editor but the code doesn't work. below are the error messages

ESLint (5)

ERROR: 'document' is not defined. [no-undef] var outputDiv = document.getElementById('output');

ERROR: Unexpected constant condition. [no-constant-condition] while (true) {

ERROR: 'prompt' is not defined. [no-undef] search = prompt('Enter student name or Enter "QUIT" to quit');

ERROR: 'students' is not defined. [no-undef] for (var i = 0; i < students.length; i += 1) {

ERROR: 'students' is not defined. [no-undef] student = students[i];

1 Answer

Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,248 Points
Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,248 Points

I have not used brackets myself, but the message "'document' is not defined" makes me think the code is being executed directly in the editor. This is the same error I would expect if I tried to run using Node.js, since "document" is a property of the "Window" object that is provided by the browser, but it does not exist in pure JavaScript.

Does brackets have a "browser mode", "preview", or some other simulation mechanism that you need to turn on?

john cook
john cook
Courses Plus Student 358 Points

it has a browser live preview. When it turned on the prompt box shows but when the name is entered it doesn't show in the browser. it only responds to 'QUIT' to end the program

Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,248 Points
Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,248 Points

It's normal for modern browsers to not render the page until the script finishes. If you do a search and then "quit", don't you see the results of the search then?