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

Posted by Kim Dallas
Kim Dallas
11,461 Points

it took too long to run?

I don't understand

script.js 
var count = 0; 
while (count < 26) {
    document.write;

}

2 Answers

Bartholomew Allen
Bartholomew Allen
6,676 Points

Kim Dallas, That's okay :) JavaScript as a whole language is a tough language to go through in one go. I still am learning about it myself in small chunks at a time!

Bartholomew Allen
Bartholomew Allen
6,676 Points
Bartholomew Allen
Bartholomew Allen
6,676 Points

Essentially this is an infinite loop, count is initialized to which means its always true, and since your printing basically space with the document.write function that why nothing prints because its always being evaluated to be zero . What are you trying to print out?

maybe use a for loop like this 

var count; 
for(count = 0; count < 26; count++){
  document.write(/** put whatever output you want*/);
}
Kim Dallas
Kim Dallas
11,461 Points

Thank you Bartholomew. I'm completely stuck with javascript. I'm getting better with html and css but javascript is baffling me. I'm trying to figure it out.