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

Daniel Bettech
Daniel Bettech
7,365 Points
Posted by Daniel Bettech
Daniel Bettech
7,365 Points

My code prints to the browser after I type quit

Hey,

Please help! It prints the last name typed in the prompt.

Thanks

CODE: 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> Achievments: ' + student.achievments + '</p>'; report += '<p> Points: ' + student.points + '</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); } } }

Cheo R
Cheo R
37,150 Points
Cheo R
Cheo R
37,150 Points

You can format your code by wrapping your code with 3 backticks (```) on the line before and after. If you specify the language after the first set of backticks, that'll help us with syntax highlighting.

    var  test = 'string';

1 Answer

David Service
David Service
12,928 Points
David Service
David Service
12,928 Points

Hey Daniel,

This one had me stumped too, but it turns out that it's because of a change in the behaviour of most major browsers since this video was shot.

I've come across a note from Treehouse (in another post) that they're working to update this video to reflect the changes. You can find that note in this post (https://teamtreehouse.com/community/my-solution-is-slightly-different-having-difficulty-with-extra-challenges).

David