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

Ruben Casillas
Ruben Casillas
6,019 Points
Posted by Ruben Casillas
Ruben Casillas
6,019 Points

I need help on this one, I am stuck :(

I am not understanding, please help

app.js 
var secret = prompt("What is the secret password?");
while (secret !== "sesame"){
  prompt = "Keep trying"
}
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

Justin Iezzi
Justin Iezzi
18,199 Points
Justin Iezzi
Justin Iezzi
18,199 Points

Hey Ruben,

You're assigning the "Keep trying" string to the prompt like it's a variable. Instead, we need to use it with method syntax, as prompt() is a method.

Prompts are written like this -

prompt("Hello!");

Prompts return the value entered by the user, so we need to store that returned value similar to the first line written in the challenge. Since the while loop is checking if the secret variable does not equal "sesame" we'll need to store the new user value back into the secret variable.

  secret = prompt("Keep trying");
Ruben Casillas
Ruben Casillas
6,019 Points
Ruben Casillas
Ruben Casillas
6,019 Points

Thank you so much ! It worked !