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

olu adesina
olu adesina
23,007 Points
Posted by olu adesina
olu adesina
23,007 Points

do while loops help please

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" ) { secret = prompt("What is the secret password?"); } document.write("You know the secret password. Welcome.");

/****************************** my answer ********************************/

do{ secret = prompt("What is the secret password?"); } while ( secret == "sesame" ) { document.write("You know the secret password. Welcome."); }

script.js 
var=secret;

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

1 Answer

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

You're close, but...

  • "var=secret;" is not a proper declaration. That "=" should just be a space
  • in the while conditional, you want to test if the word given is not the correct answer