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

Akeia Escobar
Akeia Escobar
1,957 Points
Posted by Akeia Escobar
Akeia Escobar
1,957 Points

Can't get the results to print

I can't seem to get the searched name to print. There's no error in the console. I haven't looked at other people's code as I'm looking for a push in the right direction and not a solution. I also wasn't sure if I should leave the for in loop, but it didn't work when I took it out either.

My code:

let HTML= '';
let search;


//print function

function print(message) {
  let outputDiv = document.getElementById('output');
  outputDiv.innerHTML = message;
}


let students = [
  {
   name: 'Cayden',
   track: 'C#',
   achievements: 10,
   points: '2123'
  },

  {
   name: 'Akeia',
   track: 'Full Stack Development',
   achievements: 15,
   points: '4253'
  },

  {
   name: 'Yaya',
   track: 'Front End Development',
   achievements: 13,
   points: '2435'
  },

  {
   name: 'Jason',
   track: 'Beginner Python',
   achievements: 12,
   points: '2321'
  },

  {
   name: 'Ashley',
   track: 'iOS',
   achievements: '9',
   points: '1324'
  },
];


while (true) {
  search = prompt('Search student records (ex: "James") or type quit to exit ').toLowerCase();
  if (search === 'quit') {
    break;
  } else {
    for (let i = 0; i < students.length; i += 1) {
    if (search === students[i].name) {
     for (studentData in students[i]) {
    HTML += '<p>' +  studentData + ': ' + students[i][studentData] + '</br>'
    } 
     }
    }   
  }
}
print(HTML);

1 Answer

KRIS NIKOLAISEN
KRIS NIKOLAISEN
54,971 Points

You have converted search to lowercase but your student names are title case. You would need to convert those as well in your comparison:

if (search === students[i].name.toLowerCase()) {

Also not due to browser behavior the results won't display on the page until you quit.

Akeia Escobar
Akeia Escobar
1,957 Points
Akeia Escobar
Akeia Escobar
1,957 Points

Thank you. That worked!