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

Posted by Abdullahi Abdinasir Ali
Abdullahi Abdinasir Ali
9,520 Points

I set the while loop and use document.write method but still code took too long to ran

Am not understanding this quiz it seems it asking something I am not getting ryt

script.js 
var count = 0;

while (count <= 26){
  document.write(count)
}
tobiastrinkler
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tobiastrinkler
Full Stack JavaScript Techdegree Student 16,538 Points

Hei Abdullahi,

You will have to increment the counter variable at the end of the while loop like this:

count+=1 or count ++

Abdullahi Abdinasir Ali
Abdullahi Abdinasir Ali
9,520 Points

I hope ask something please I hope you don't mind wat is function of that code count+=1 or count ++

2 Answers

Anastasia Boychenyuk
Anastasia Boychenyuk
1,955 Points

Hi Abdullahi! Your code takes too long to run because you have created an infinite loop. "count" always is going to be less than 26 because nothing changes inside the loop. You need to add count +=1; or count++ (which is the same). So after first run var count = 1, after second run var count =2 and so on. Until it reaches 26. Hope this helps.

var count = 0;
while (count < 26) {
   document.write(count); 
   count+=1;
}