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

Spencer Foreman
Spencer Foreman
1,209 Points
Posted by Spencer Foreman
Spencer Foreman
1,209 Points

Help with do...with

I dont understand

script.js 
var secret;
do {
  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.");
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

andren
andren
28,558 Points
andren
andren
28,558 Points

Your code is very close, the issue is that you have added a code block to the while statement.

In a do while loop the while statement is just there to specify the condition for the loop, you are not meant to add any code for it in brackets like you have done. All of the looping code goes within the brackets for the do statement.

So if you simply remove that extra code like this:

var secret;
do {
  secret = prompt("What is the secret password?"); 
} while ( secret !== "sesame" ) // No code block after while
document.write("You know the secret password. Welcome.");

Then your code will pass the challenge.