"profile lookup"- need more details

Curriculum Help JavaScript
#1

Link to challenge: https://www.freecodecamp.org/challenges/profile-lookup

I’m confuse about the process of having contacts[x].firstName instead. Could someone explain it in more details?


function lookUpProfile(name, prop){
// Only change code below this line
for (var x = 0; x < contacts.length; x++){
    if (contacts.firstName === name) {
        if (contact.hasOwnProperty(prop)) {
            return contacts.firstName[prop];
        } else {
            return "No such property";
        }
    }
}
return "No such contact";
#2

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 easier to read.

See this post to find the backtick on your keyboard. The “preformatted text” tool in the editor (</>) will also add backticks around text.

Note: Backticks are not single quotes.

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#3

contacts is not an object with a property named firstName.

#4

Could you explain it in more detail? doesn’t the set up make contacts an object?

#5

The setup makes contacts an array. Each element of the array is an object which you might access by contacts[i], and each has a .firstName property.

#6

I understand.Thank you!