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JavaScript JavaScript Loops, Arrays and Objects Simplify Repetitive Tasks with Loops Review while loops, do...while loops, and Loop Conditions

Joseph Falconer
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Joseph Falconer
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Posted by Joseph Falconer
Joseph Falconer
Courses Plus Student 15,887 Points

Is this a bug in the quiz or am I missing something?

The blank space in this question is where I've put 10 in the parenthesis after while. But it says this is wrong! Have I misunderstood <=? Help me please and thank you.

Finish the code in this loop's condition, so that 'I love JavaScript' is printed to the console 10 times: 

var x = 0;
do {
  console.log('I love JavaScript');
  x += 1; 
} while ( x <= 10 )
Neill De-Terville
Neill De-Terville
3,753 Points

Hi, the answer will be 9 because in a Do while loop it always adds the console.log first before it runs the loop to add the other 9.

In a while loop it only starts running the console.log after the loop runs.

Hope this helps.

2 Answers

Tobias Helmrich
Tobias Helmrich
31,602 Points
Tobias Helmrich
Tobias Helmrich
31,602 Points

Hey Joseph,

you have to write 9 in this case. You have to note that x starts at 0 in this case and the comparison operator is less than or equals and the loop body will be executed 10 times (from 0 to 9). In your case it would be printed out 11 times (from 0 to 10). I hope it's more clear now, if not feel free to ask further questions! :)

Joseph Falconer
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Joseph Falconer
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Joseph Falconer
Joseph Falconer
Courses Plus Student 15,887 Points

Thank you Tobias and Neill. Got it! Your explanations sorted it for me!