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JavaScript JavaScript Loops Simplify Repetitive Tasks with Loops Create a while Loop

Posted by asia flowers
asia flowers
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Bummer: SyntaxError: script.js: Unexpected token `1` (4:9)

i keep getting this error what am i missing

script.js 
let count = 0;
while (count < 26); {
console.log( `the value of the count is ${count}` );
  count++1;
}

1 Answer

Joseph Yhu
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Joseph Yhu
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Joseph Yhu
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Joseph Yhu
PHP Development Techdegree Graduate 48,637 Points

Remove the 1, you don't need it: count++ is the same as count += 1.