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JavaScript JavaScript Loops, Arrays and Objects Simplify Repetitive Tasks with Loops A Closer Look At Loop Conditions

Shenika Fernando
Shenika Fernando
3,805 Points
Posted by Shenika Fernando
Shenika Fernando
3,805 Points

I am finding very difficult to get the corerct answer for Challenge Task 1 of 1 in Javascript Loop (while loop) section

I am finding very difficult to get the correct answer for Challenge Task 1 of 1 in JavaScript Loop (while loop) section, Any one have the correct answer?

original question "The code in app.js just opens a prompt, asks for a password, and writes to the document. Something is missing. Add a while loop, so that a prompt keeps appearing until the user types "sesame" into the prompt. "

app.js 
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="app.js"></script>
</body>
</html>

2 Answers

rydavim
rydavim
18,813 Points
rydavim
rydavim
18,813 Points

To elaborate on Simon Coates's answer, here's a brief explanation of the steps:

var secret; // Declare the variable that you're going to use to keep track of the guesses.
while (secret !== 'sesame') { // While the guess (secret) is not the correct password (sesame), keep letting the user guess again.
  secret = prompt("What is the secret password?"); // Prompt the user to guess the password.
}
// Once the user has correctly guessed that the password is sesame, the loop will end.
document.write("You know the secret password. Welcome."); // Print the message to the document.

Happy coding! :)

Shenika Fernando
Shenika Fernando
3,805 Points
Shenika Fernando
Shenika Fernando
3,805 Points

Thanks for the explanation and answer

Simon Coates
Simon Coates
28,694 Points
Simon Coates
Simon Coates
28,694 Points

I don't really know javascript, so i'm not sure about scoping, but the following passes the test:

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