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JavaScript JavaScript Loops, Arrays and Objects Simplify Repetitive Tasks with Loops Refactor Using a Loop

Posted by Michael Wilson
Michael Wilson
1,782 Points

Can someone help me with this for loop?

I am trying to refactor but it's not working. What am I doing wrong?

script.js 
``` javascript
var console.log;

for (var i = 2; i <= 24; i += 2) {
  console.log(i);

```index.html
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
  <meta charset="utf-8">
  <title>JavaScript Loops</title>
</head>
<body>
<script src="script.js"></script>
</body>
</html>

2 Answers

Josh Sneddon
Josh Sneddon
15,943 Points
Josh Sneddon
Josh Sneddon
15,943 Points

Hi Michael, your for loop is fine apart from the missing closing bracket. You're just overcomplicating the challenge by trying to create a variable for console.log. Delete that, add the closing bracket to the for loop and you'll pass.

For your information, the variable name you have defined is invalid because console.log is already part of the JavaScript language. Bear that rule in mind going forward.

dariuszgrzywacz
dariuszgrzywacz
10,770 Points
dariuszgrzywacz
dariuszgrzywacz
10,770 Points

There is no need to create console.log variable. Console.log() is a function and I'm not sure whether you can even use it as a variable name.