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JavaScript

Posted by Tani Huang
Tani Huang
6,952 Points

Are these two codes the same ? (do...while)

1) var secret; while ( secret !== "sesame" ) { secret = prompt("What is the secret password?");
} document.write("You know the secret password. Welcome.");

2) do { var secret = prompt ("What is the password"); } while ( secret !== "hello"); document.write("You know the secret password. Welcome.");

1 Answer

Steven Parker
Steven Parker
243,228 Points
Steven Parker
Steven Parker
243,228 Points

No, in example 1 the correct response is "sesame", but in example 2 it is "hello". :laughing:

But seriously, other than the expected word and the prompt wording, those two snippets appear to be functionally the same.

One of "Parker's Rules of Programming" is "The more complex the task, the more ways there will be to arrive at a solution".