Basic Java Script - Profile Lookup Solution

Hey guys,

I’ve got a little problem: i’ve written down a correct solution (when I’m checking it by copying the code to codepen.io and calling the function via console with the given testcases - everythings fine).

My code so far:


// Setup

var contacts = [

    {

        "firstName": "Akira",

        "lastName": "Laine",

        "number": "0543236543",

        "likes": ["Pizza", "Coding", "Brownie Points"]

    },

    {

        "firstName": "Harry",

        "lastName": "Potter",

        "number": "0994372684",

        "likes": ["Hogwarts", "Magic", "Hagrid"]

    },

    {

        "firstName": "Sherlock",

        "lastName": "Holmes",

        "number": "0487345643",

        "likes": ["Intriguing Cases", "Violin"]

    },

    {

        "firstName": "Kristian",

        "lastName": "Vos",

        "number": "unknown",

        "likes": ["JavaScript", "Gaming", "Foxes"]

    }

];

function lookUpProfile(name, prop){

// Only change code below this line

for (i=0;i<contacts.length;i++)

{

  if (contacts[i]["firstName"]===name)

  {

    if (!contacts[i][prop])

      return "No such Property";

    else

      return contacts[i][prop];

  }

}

return "No such contact";

// Only change code above this line

}

lookUpProfile("Akira", "likes");

sorry guys my mistake - I forgot to declare var “i”.

Everything works fine now.

if you want to have the same behaviour that the freeCodeCamp editor has elsewhere you can add "use strict" (quotes included) as first line of your code
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