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

Ben Esther
Ben Esther
881 Points
Posted by Ben Esther
Ben Esther
881 Points

I cannot figure out this challenge

When I enter this code I get an error message telling me 'Bummer! Your code took to long to run' What should I do?

Thanks, Ben

script.js 
var count = 0;
while ( count < 26 ) {
  document.write(count);
}

1 Answer

Steven Parker
Steven Parker
229,644 Points
Steven Parker
Steven Parker
229,644 Points

You need a way to make the loop stop.

Right now, it runs forever. You probably intended to change the count to keep track of how many times the loop has run. To do that, you could add something like this in the loop:

  count += 1;