Do X till first fail then Y

JavaScript
1

I am trying to write a function that will iterate through an array with an if statement. I would like the function to perform a differently for each element following the first failure. I have been circling around it for a short while and thought I’d ask for some help.

Below is my current code. Thanks.

function highLight(){
  
  let moneyLeft = document.getElementById('spending').value;
  for (let i =0; i<notesCollection.length; i++){
    if (Number(notesCollection[i].cost) <= moneyLeft){
      notesCollection[i].highlight= true;
      moneyLeft = moneyLeft - notesCollection[i].cost;
    }
    else{
      notesCollection[i].highlight = false;
    }
  }
  loadNotes();
  titleList();
}
2

What part isn’t working the way you want it to?

4

I looked back through to try and answer your question and found that I needed to include:

moneyLeft = moneyLeft - notesCollection[i].cost;

to the else statement as well, that way each iteration would impact the rule. thanks for the help.

5

Congratulations on figuring it out! Happy coding.

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