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Karly Lamm
7,865 PointsI keep getting a parse error
I keep getting a parse error and I am not sure what I am doing wrong here
var secret =;
do{
let secret = prompt("What is the secret password?");
}
while ( secret !== "sesame" ) {
document.write(secret);
}
document.write("You know the secret password. Welcome.");
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<meta charset="utf-8">
<title>JavaScript Loops</title>
</head>
<body>
<script src="script.js"></script>
</body>
</html>
2 Answers
Victor Mercier
14,667 PointsHi Karly, you code is pretty correct, just one little mistake at the begining of your code : You declared a variable with no value inside of it so if you want to declare a variable with no value inside of it just do either one of the following (correct) option:
//This is invalid
let guess = ;
//This is valid
let guess;
//This is also valid
let guess = undefined;
If this helped you, don't forget to mark the answer as best answer!
Steven Parker
231,275 PointsIt looks like you have three issues here:
- the declaration should have no "=" (as Victor pointed out)
- the variable should be declared only once, so no "let" in front of it the 2nd time
- in a a "do...while", there should be no code body in braces after the "while" (but a semicolon is good)
var secret;
do {
secret = prompt("What is the secret password?");
}
while (secret !== "sesame");
document.write("You know the secret password. Welcome.");