Profile Lookup problem in my code

Tell us what’s happening:
I don’t understand why my code does not work. Thank you for your help.

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 i = 0; i < contacts.length; i++) {**
**    if (contacts[i].firstName == name) {**
**      if (contacts[i].hasOwnProperty(prop)) {**
**        return contacts[i].prop;**
**      } else {**
**        return "No such property";**
**      }**
**      } else {**
**      return "No such contact";**
**    }**

**}**

}
// Only change code above this line


// Change these values to test your function
lookUpProfile("Akira", "likes");

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Link to the challenge:
https://learn.freecodecamp.org/javascript-algorithms-and-data-structures/basic-javascript/profile-lookup

you have three return statements inside the loop, as they are one of those will always execute. it means that the loop never reach second iteration as a return statement stops the function

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