Profile Lookup - why is it not working?

JavaScript
1

Tell us what’s happening:
Hi, I already have checked the solution, but what I don’t understand is why this part of my code is not working?!

if (contacts[i].firstName === name && contacts[i].hasOwnProperty(prop)) {
return contacts[i][prop];

Thanks

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 && contacts[i].hasOwnProperty(prop)) {
      return contacts[i][prop];
    } else if (contacts[i]["firstName"] !== name) {
      return "No such contact";
    } else if (contacts[i].hasOwnProperty(prop) === false) {
      return "No such property";
    }
  }
// 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

3

Thanks, but I still don’t get it!

I’m asking (if name equals firstName AND ALSO contacts profile has a “field” for prop) then give me that contact’s prop value.

I just want to understand if my “if statement” is correct or not. Thanks again

5

Ok, now I get it. Thank you very much Randell. This might have been the most difficult exercise so far for me. Now its clear!