Finding properties in objects (profile look up hints)

JavaScript
1

I’m trying to accomplish the profile lookup challenge by working out bits of code to understand the problem bit by bit. I’m stumped by trying to evaluate properties within objects. Currently I have a function that looks like this:

function lookUpProfile(prop) {
  for (i = 0; i < contacts.length; i++) {
    if (contacts[i].hasOwnProperty(prop)) {
      console.log('has property');
    } else {
      console.log('has no property');
    }
}

Right now, this function does nothing when called. I’m unsure why. I followed similar syntax when looking for names with success.

function lookUpProfile(name) {
  for (i = 0; i < contacts.length; i++) {
    if (name == contacts[i]['firstName']) {
      console.log('contact');
    }
}

I can’t figure out why one line of code evaluates true and the other doesn’t evaluate at all.

3

It’s amazing how easily the simplest things get overlooked.