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

Posted by Holly Williford
Holly Williford
4,745 Points

I stay I'm logging 154 times?

I'm stuck.

script.js 
var html = ''; 

for ( var i = 3; i <= 156; i += 1) {
   html += '<div>' + i + '</div>'; 
   console.log(html); 
}

2 Answers

Edward Ries
Edward Ries
7,388 Points
Edward Ries
Edward Ries
7,388 Points

console.log(html); // <- put this line below the last brace which will put it outside of the loop. Right now your building a large output variable but since the console.log is inside the for loop it keeps logging to the console.

such as:

<div>3</div> <div>3</div><div>4</div> <div>3</div><div>4</div><div>5</div> <div>3</div><div>4</div><div>5</div><div>6</div> etc...

Edward Ries
Edward Ries
7,388 Points

I was just getting ready to leave work so I didn't have time to look over the challenge. I took at a look and it's wanting a very basic response. I put the solution below but I feel we should go over some of the issues. Your original code has the var in the right spot. Your parsing error was likely coming from the 2nd var in you for statement. It actually wanted you to log out every number from 4 to 156 but you were doing 3 to 154 and most importantly they didn't want the html <div> tags. Please feel free to ask additional questions and keep up the good work.

for (var i = 4; i <= 156; i++) { console.log(i); }

Holly Williford
Holly Williford
4,745 Points
Holly Williford
Holly Williford
4,745 Points

var html = '';

for (var i = 3; var <= 154; i+= 1) { html += '<div>' + i + '</div>'; } console.log(html);

Now it's just giving me a parse error