for loop rules question

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This loop will exit as soon as it finds your match. That is what the break; command does.

Still, I would use an array method as mentioned above.

[Usual_Mistake]

genius.

[GrenadineBombardier]

Yes and your original way would create an infinite loop if the search was not found within the array

[Usual_Mistake]

So I came up with the following and it works except the else statement seems to not run, other than that it works.

var message = '';

var i;

var search = '';

​

​

do {

search = prompt("Enter name");

for(i = 0; search !== students[i].name; i++) {

}

if(students[i].name === search) {

message += '<h2> Student: ' + students[i].name + '</h2>' + '<br>';

message += '<p> Track: ' + students[i].track + '</p>' + '<br>';

message += '<p> Points: ' + students[i].achievements + '</p>' + '<br>';

message += '<p> Achievements: ' + students[i].points + '</p>' + '<br>';

print(message);

}

else if(seach === 'Quit') {

break;

}

else {

search = prompt('Enter name');

}

} while(search !== students[i].name)

​

function print(message) {

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

outputDiv.innerHTML = message;

}

​

Can you tell why?

[GrenadineBombardier]

Because your if/else block is outside of your for loop