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

I am having an issue. I get my div etc. to print out, but I always get a weird [object Object] printout on top.

var message = '';
var student;
var search;


function print(message){

    var outputDiv = document.getElementById('output');
    outputDiv.innerHTML = message;

}

function record(message){
    message += '<h2> Student: ' + student.name + '<h2>';
    message += '<h3> Course of Study: ' + student.track + '<h3>';
    return message;
}

while(true){
    search = prompt('Search student database: quit to exit');

    if (search === null || search === 'quit'){
      break;
    }



for (var i = 0; i < students.length; i++) {
        student = students[i];
    if (search === student.name){
        //console.log(student);
        mess = record(student);
        print(mess);
    }
  }
}

1 Answer

Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,007 Points

Your record function takes message as an argument, and appends to it. But when you call it, you pass it a student object. That's the "object" it shows first.

Did you mean to define your function to take a student as the argument? Like: function record(student)

I am upset that I missed that. Thank you.