I Am Stuck Guys! Please Help Me!

[kingoftask]

Hello, fellow programmers. I have been learning Javascript on Freecodecamp for quite some time now and so far I am at 82%. I got really stuck at this level and I don’t know how to pass the test. Please, help me with the solution to the code below:

Record Collection

You are given an object literal representing a part of your musical album collection. Each album has a unique id number as its key and several other properties. Not all albums have complete information.

You start with an updateRecords function that takes an object literal, records , containing the musical album collection, an id , a prop (like artist or tracks ), and a value . Complete the function using the rules below to modify the object passed to the function.

• Your function must always return the entire record collection object.
• If prop isn’t tracks and value isn’t an empty string, update or set that album’s prop to value .
• If prop is tracks but the album doesn’t have a tracks property, create an empty array and add value to it.
• If prop is tracks and value isn’t an empty string, add value to the end of the album’s existing tracks array.
• If value is an empty string, delete the given prop property from the album.

Note: A copy of the recordCollection object is used for the tests.

// Setup
var recordCollection = {
2548: {
  albumTitle: 'Slippery When Wet',
  artist: 'Bon Jovi',
  tracks: ['Let It Rock', 'You Give Love a Bad Name']
},
2468: {
  albumTitle: '1999',
  artist: 'Prince',
  tracks: ['1999', 'Little Red Corvette']
},
1245: {
  artist: 'Robert Palmer',
  tracks: []
},
5439: {
  albumTitle: 'ABBA Gold'
}
};

// Only change code below this line
function updateRecords(records, id, prop, value) {
if (records) {
  return records[recordCollection];
}
else {
return records;
}

}

updateRecords(recordCollection, 5439, 'artist', 'ABBA');

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Challenge: Record Collection

Link to the challenge:

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[JeremyLT]

I don’t see where you have implemented any of the requested logic? Is there a part of the instructions you don’t understand?

[kingoftask]

How do I solve the challenge? It’s a challenge on Freecodecamp and no video to help

[JeremyLT]

I’m not going to hand you the solution. Giving you a solution to copy makes it harder for you to solve future challenges.

So, is there a part of the instructions you don’t understand?

[kingoftask]

Okay, I understand your point. Let me cool down and look at it very well. But, any guide from you can help. I don’t even know how to start solving this

[ILM]

try to make it one line at a time, if you find that one specific line doesn’t make sense ask for help about it, explaining what you get and what you need help with

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@kingoftask

Your function must always return the entire record collection object.

Do you understand the requirement? Do you know how to do this?

[kingoftask]

I think you can return the “entire collection” using else statement. Like so>>>

else{
     collection[id][prop] = [value];
     }
   }
   return *collection*;
}

[JeremyLT]

Why hide that inside of an else statement? You need to always return the entire record collection.

[kingoftask]

Hmmm! Okay. Let me keep learning

[JeremyLT]

I’ve edited your post for readability. When you enter a code block into a forum post, please precede it with a separate line of three backticks and follow it with a separate line of three backticks to make it easier to read.

You can also use the “preformatted text” tool in the editor (</>) to add backticks around text.

See this post to find the backtick on your keyboard.
Note: Backticks (`) are not single quotes (’).

[kingoftask]

Oh, sorry. I didn’t know. Thanks for the head up

[ILM]

what’s collection? you don’t have such variable defined anywhere in your code

[kingoftask]

@kingoftask

You start with an updateRecords function that takes an object literal, records , containing the musical album collection, an id , a prop (like artist or tracks ), and a value . Complete the function using the rules below to modify the object passed to the function.

I think the instruction is to create a collection. See the instruction below:

[JeremyLT]

You aren’t creating a collection. You are updating the records object, which holds the collection.

[kingoftask]

Oh, I think I have seen the code on starkoverflow. It works but I want to get it sink into my brain. Lol!

[ILM]

solving it on your own is an awesome way to get it to sink into your brain

[kingoftask]

Yes sir. I will keep trying. Thanks for you time. I really appreciate