StudentLookup

script.js

// Note: We would normally get this data from
// a database via an HTTP server. This is just
// example data "hard coded" here for clarity.

var alanStudent = {
    id: 1234,
    firstName: "Alan",
    lastName: "Moore",
    age: 42,
    birthdate: new Date(10, 24, 1964)
  };

  var timStudent = {
    id: 5678,
    firstName: "Tim",
    lastName: "Nielsen",
    age: 20,
    birthdate: new Date(10, 24, 1997)
  };

var myStudents = [alanStudent, timStudent];

function lookupStudent(id) {

  for (index = 0; index < myStudents.length; index++)
  {
      var student = myStudents[index];
      if (student.id === id)
      {
        console.log(student);
        return student;
      }
  }
  return { id: "not found"};
}

function lookupStudentStrict(id) {
  for (var index = 0; index < myStudents.length; index++)
  {
      var student = myStudents[index];
      if (student.id === id)
      {
        console.log(student);
        return student;
      }
  }
  return { id: "not found"};
}

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StudentLookup

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