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Start your free trialBaginda Namora
2,841 PointsSolution to extra problem
var response = "";
var searchQuery = "";
var studentFound = false;
while ( true ) {
searchQuery = prompt("Enter a student name. Type 'quit' to exit");
if (searchQuery === null || searchQuery === 'quit') {
break;
}
else {
// re-initiate response message
// and studenFound for every search query
response = "";
studentFound = false;
// search through all students to find a match
for (var i=0; i<students.length; i++){
// if there is a match
if( students[i].name.toLowerCase() === searchQuery.toLowerCase()){
// change flag to true
studentFound = true;
// concatenate student report
// to print all student with the same name
response += getStudentReport(i);
}
}
// if there is no match
if( ! studentFound ) {
response = notFoundMessage(searchQuery);
}
// print response
print(response);
}
}
function getStudentReport(studentId) {
// get student report
var report = "<h2>Students: " + students[studentId].name + "</h2>";
report += "<p>Tracks: " + students[studentId].tracks.join(", ") + "</p>";
report += "<p>Points: " + students[studentId].points + "</p>";
return report;
}
function notFoundMessage(searchQuery){
return "Sorry.. We don't have a student named " + searchQuery + ".";
}
function print(message) {
var divHTML = document.getElementById("output");
divHTML.innerHTML = message;
}
1 Answer
David Kanwisher
9,751 PointsIt was nice to see someone who came up with a similar solution.
Correct me if I'm misunderstanding:
I think you need something in your code that resets your studentFound = false for each new search
If I Search for Xavier( Not on our list), the studentFound remains false and correctly gives us the "sorry..." message
if I search Jody (On our list), the studentFound changes to " true", and also correctly returns Jody's info
If I search Hank Hill (Not on our list), the studentFound remains true (from previous the last search), and will display a blank message rather than the intended "sorry..." message
Baginda Namora
2,841 PointsBaginda Namora
2,841 Pointsaahh.. good catch.. I've edited the code to also re-initiate studentFound for every search query.. thanks David! (: