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JavaScript JavaScript Loops, Arrays and Objects Simplify Repetitive Tasks with Loops Create a `do...while` loop

bhupendra rana
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bhupendra rana
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Posted by bhupendra rana
bhupendra rana
Courses Plus Student 5,610 Points

Do while?

This is the code we used in the last code challenge. After learning about do...while loops, don't you think this would work better in the do...while style? Re-write the code to use a do...while loop.

var secret = prompt("What is the secret password?");

while ( secret !== "sesame" ) { var secret = prompt("What is the secret password?"); }

document.write("You know the secret password. Welcome.");

script.js 
This is the code we used in the last code challenge. After learning about do...while loops, don't you think this would work better in the do...while style? 
Re-write the code to use a do...while loop.

var secret = prompt("What is the secret password?");


while ( secret !== "sesame" ) {
  var secret = prompt("What is the secret password?");
}

document.write("You know the secret password. Welcome.");
index.html 
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
  <meta charset="utf-8">
  <title>JavaScript Loops</title>
</head>
<body>
<script src="script.js"></script>
</body>
</html>
Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,269 Points
Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,269 Points

It looks like you just quoted the challenge here, but have not written any code. Did you mean to ask a question about it?

bhupendra rana
bhupendra rana
Courses Plus Student 5,610 Points
bhupendra rana
bhupendra rana
Courses Plus Student 5,610 Points

yeah couldnt figure it out to write this code using do while loop....

beginners....

2 Answers

Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,269 Points
Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,269 Points

Perhaps a few hints will get you started:

  • in a "do...while", the "while" part (with the test) comes after the code block
  • this guarantees the code block will always run at least once
  • you won't need to ask the question in two places anymore
  • you will still declare the variable at the top, but you no longer need to set it there
Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,269 Points
Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,269 Points

bhupendra rana — Did you get it? You can mark a question solved by choosing a "best answer".

SeHyun Choi
SeHyun Choi
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SeHyun Choi
SeHyun Choi
3,441 Points

I entered this as my answer but I keep get it wrong. What am I doing wrong?

CODE

do {
var secret = prompt("What is the secret password?");
}while ( secret !== "sesame" ) {
  secret = prompt("What is the secret password?");    
}
document.write("You know the secret password. Welcome.");
Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,269 Points
Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,269 Points

Never post a new question as an "answer" to another question! Start a fresh new one instead.

In the meantime, take a look at the hints given to bhupendra, it seems you have similar issues.