Please help me,I don't understand why my code is not working

JavaScript
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Your 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 ( var x = 0; x < contacts.length;x++){
if (contacts[x].firstName === name){
    if(contacts[x].hasOwnProperty(prop)){
        return contacts[x][prop]
    } else {
        return "No such property"
    }
}  else {
    return "No such contact"
}
}
// Only change code above this line
}

lookUpProfile("Akira", "likes");

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Hi and welcome to the forum!

I would think carefully about when you want to return this phrase. Have you checked all names at this point in your code?

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You forgot to tell us what’s happening. If you can describe the problem you’re having, we’re happy to help you figure it out.

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Yes,and when console.log the latter arrays in contacts,it does not read them,that is the function only reads the array containing Akira,but does not the ones of Harry,Sherlock and Kristian.

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When I console.log the latter arrays in contacts,it does not read them,that is the function only reads the array containing Akira,but does not the ones of Harry,Sherlock and Kristian.

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Exactly. So, what does that if statement do, in words?

What would make it stop after a single loop iteration?

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Oh so basically it is not looping?

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oh so basically it is not looping?How can I loop it?

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your code is correct. Only thing is you didn’t print(console .log) the output.

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No, the code is not correct.

@harshalc, your if statement that is checking the name is the problem. The question is why.

Any time your code encounters a return execution stops. You code, as, written, will always stop execution on the first loop iteration. This isn’t quite what you want, right?

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@JeremyLT Oh now I understand the problem,so I have to place the last return statement out of the for loop ,correct?

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Thanks a lot,it helped

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You got it! Nice work!