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

Sonja Tomcic
Sonja Tomcic
6,590 Points
Posted by Sonja Tomcic
Sonja Tomcic
6,590 Points

Loops chalenge

please help, i'm trying to complete this but I can't find a solution

app.js 
var secret = prompt("What is the secret password?");
var sesame;
while(secret!==sesame) {
  var secret = prompt("What is the secret password?");
}
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

Thomas Nilsen
Thomas Nilsen
14,957 Points
Thomas Nilsen
Thomas Nilsen
14,957 Points

Your never set the variable "sesam" to anything which means is will be undefined, and thus, your while-loop will never stop running.

Also - You already declared "var secret = ..." at the beginning of your code, so there is no need to re-declare it inside the loop :)

Try this instead:

var secret = prompt("What is the secret password?");

while(secret !== 'sesame') {
  secret = prompt("What is the secret password?");
}
document.write("You know the secret password. Welcome.");