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

Yixi Guan
Yixi Guan
7,927 Points

My solution for the final challenge - how to improve?

The code is short, and it seems to work. It tells how many results are found, and shows the results if there are any. I ended up with using no functions (I just couldn't get it work :( ). I wonder if anybody can help improving it.

var students = [
  {
    name: 'brooklyn',
    track: 'Front-end Web Developer',
    achievements: '22',
    points: '2900'
  },
  {
    name: 'dustin',
    track: 'PHP Developer',
    achievements: '10',
    points: '1000'
  },
  {
    name: 'wallace',
    track: 'Android Developer',
    achievements: '1',
    points: '99'
  },
  {
    name: 'dustin',
    track: 'Web Designer',
    achievements: '5',
    points: '500'
  },
  {
    name: 'brooklyn',
    track: 'Full stack JavaScript developer',
    achievements: '50',
    points: '5000'
  },
  {
    name: 'brooklyn',
    track: 'Andiod developer',
    achievements: '50',
    points: '5000'
  }
];

var message;
var student;
var search;
var counter;

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

while (true) {
    message = ''; //set message to empty every time run the while loop.
    counter = 0;  //set counter to 0 every time run the while loop.
    search  = prompt('input a student name, type quit to end.');
    if (search === null || search.toLowerCase() === 'quit'){
        break;
    } 
    for (var i = 0; i < students.length; i++ ) {
        student = students[i];
        if ( search.toLowerCase() === student.name.toLowerCase() ) {
            counter += 1;
            message += '<h3>Student: ' + student.name + '</h3>' ;
            message += '<p>Track: ' + student.track + '</p>' ;
            message += '<p>Achievements: ' + student.achievements + '</p>' ;
            message += '<p>Points: ' + student.points + '</p>';
        }    
    }   
    message = 'Found ' + counter + ' result(s).' + message;
    print(message);
}

3 Answers

Looks good to me, maybe try adding that message function or try the extra challenges now.

Yixi Guan
Yixi Guan
7,927 Points

I tried to use the message function, but it wouldn't work. It only shows only one result when there are more than one person use the same name. ;-(

Ray Wai
Ray Wai
2,355 Points

This is a really good answer

Yixi Guan
Yixi Guan
7,927 Points

Thank you. :)

Saghir Hussain
Saghir Hussain
8,765 Points

Have you figured out how to show more than one record where students have the same first name? You could do it by including the print message within the for loop rather outside? Thoughts?