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JavaScript JavaScript Loops, Arrays and Objects Simplify Repetitive Tasks with Loops Create a while Loop

Posted by Vy Nguyen
Vy Nguyen
4,350 Points

can't figure it out

please help

script.js 
var count = 0;
while ( counter < 26 ) {
  document.write(counter);
  counter += 1;
}

2 Answers

Katie Wood
Katie Wood
19,141 Points
Katie Wood
Katie Wood
19,141 Points

You have the right idea - the reason it's throwing an error is that you refer to the 'count' variable as 'counter', which it won't recognize. If you change all three of your "counter" to "count", it should work!

Kristiana Georgieva
Kristiana Georgieva
14,595 Points
Kristiana Georgieva
Kristiana Georgieva
14,595 Points

Hi. It seems that the name in your variable does not match the name you've used for the rest of the statement. It should be either:

var count = 0;
while ( count < 26 ) {
  document.write(count);
  count += 1;
}

or:

var counter = 0;
while ( counter < 26 ) {
  document.write(counter);
  counter += 1;
}