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

Faisal Rahimi
Faisal Rahimi
4,019 Points
Posted by Faisal Rahimi
Faisal Rahimi
4,019 Points

Help with this challenge, The Student Record Search Challenge Solution. My code https://w.trhou.se/p4krz55qqm

Challenge is to find multiply students with the same name, Please do see my code and advice. I have been looking at what others have provided as solution, but none of them work.

Much Appreciated. https://w.trhou.se/p4krz55qqm

3 Answers

Thomas Nilsen
Thomas Nilsen
14,957 Points
Thomas Nilsen
Thomas Nilsen
14,957 Points

No offence, but I hate when people just say it doesn't work

What exactly doesn't work?

  • Are you getting errors? (if yes - what kinds of errors?)
  • Is the program running, but you're not getting the expected result?

Be a little more specific please :)

Faisal Rahimi
Faisal Rahimi
4,019 Points
Faisal Rahimi
Faisal Rahimi
4,019 Points

You sound little aggresive for a programmer haha,, program runs, but nothing appears, so in other words (it doesn't work).

Thomas Nilsen
Thomas Nilsen
14,957 Points
Thomas Nilsen
Thomas Nilsen
14,957 Points

I modified your code slightly. I don't know exactly how you expect this to work, but try this:

var search;
var message = '';
var student;
var studentsFound = [];
var correctguess = false;

function print(message) {
    var outputdiv = document.getElementById('output');
    outputdiv.innerHTML = message;
}

function getstudentreport(students) {
    var reports = [];
    students.forEach(function (student) {
        var report = '<h2>Student ' + student.Name + '</h2>';
        report += "<p>Track: " + student.track + "</p>";
        report += "<p>Achievements: " + student.achievements + "</p>";
        report += "<p>Points: " + student.points + "</p>";

        reports.push(report);
    });

    return reports.join('');
}

while (true) {
    search = prompt("Hi welcome if you want to exit type (quit) or if you want students report type their name e.g (Jamila)");

    if (search === null || search.toLowerCase() === "quit") {
        break;
    }
    for (var i = 0; i < students.length; i++) {
        student = students[i];

        if (student.Name == search) {
            correctguess = true;
            studentsFound.push(student);
        } 
        message = getstudentreport(studentsFound);
        print(correctguess ? message : "Sorry we do not have student in the name of " + search);
    }
}