Question about my print code on the page

Question

I am in trouble with my print(message). When I type the name`s student it does not appear on the page. Only when I am out of the loop, all the correct names I typed show up in one goal. I am struggling to understand the logic for that. Because it is inside of a conditional and if it is true, the print(message), should come up on the page.

PS: I forgot how to post my code here :/ Sorry

var message= "";
var userMessage= "";
var studentName= "";

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

while (userMessage !== "quit") {

  userMessage = prompt("Please, enter the name of the student. Or type 'quit' to exit.");

  for (i=0; i < students.length; i+=1) {  

studentName = students[i].name;

  if (userMessage === studentName) {
message += "<h2><b> Student: " + students[i].name + "</b></h2>";
message += "Track: " + students[i].track + "<br>";  
message += "Achievements: " + students[i].achievements + "<br>";  
message += "Points: " + students[i].points;
print(message) 
  }
}  
}

Answer 1 · 2019-06-05T12:03:28Z

June 5, 2019 12:03pm

That's normal browser behavior. If you look down at the "Teacher's Notes" at the bottom of the video page linked to this question, you'll see this:

Important Update

Since this video was shot, the behavior of most browsers has changed, so you won't see the same thing as I demonstrate in the video. In the video, you'll see that my script is able to print out to the browser using document.write( ) while inside a loop.

Most browsers no longer do that: they wait until the loop finishes and then they print to the window. So, you'll see a blank page until you type quit in the prompt window — then you'll see all the output printed to the screen.

You'll soon learn other techniques that provide immediate interaction on the page in modern browsers.

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