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

Posted by Tawanda Titus Nyakudyara
Tawanda Titus Nyakudyara
9,240 Points

creating a "for" loop

I am failing to create the loop. where am i going wrong

script.js 
for( var counter=156; counter<= 4; counter+=4){document.write(counter)}

1 Answer

Steven Parker
Steven Parker
220,925 Points
Steven Parker
Steven Parker
220,925 Points

It looks like you're starting with 156, but the condition clause is checking for values less than or equal to 4, so it will never be true and the body will never run. You probably have those two values reversed.

Also, it looks like you're incrementing by 4 with each iteration, which would skip most of the values; but this challenge is expecting to see every value in the range.