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

Posted by KORAXE IUHMAGEON
KORAXE IUHMAGEON
Courses Plus Student 8,486 Points

I'm getting a parse error. What am I missing?

What is the parse error?

app.js 
var secret = prompt("What is the secret password?");
var password = "sesame";
while (secret !== password) {
  document.write("<p>Sorry " secret + " is not the password</p>");
}
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>

1 Answer

Garrett Levine
Garrett Levine
20,305 Points
Garrett Levine
Garrett Levine
20,305 Points

the issue you're having is that the challenge wants you to continuously ask the user the password, unless the password is correct. Your while statement is checking the correct condition, but what it runs when the condition is true needs to be something that will ask the user for a new password entry.