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

Amber Hoddinott
Amber Hoddinott
6,494 Points
Posted by Amber Hoddinott
Amber Hoddinott
6,494 Points

missing the code?

i am confused of what code i need to put into the code block to make the prompt continually appear until the user types in the password correctly.

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

while(secret === "sesame"){

}
  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

LaVaughn Haynes
LaVaughn Haynes
12,397 Points
LaVaughn Haynes
LaVaughn Haynes
12,397 Points

You are close. You want to prompt the user over and over, so put the prompt inside the loop. The loop will run as long as the condition in the parenthesis is true, so that condition should be "the user's input is NOT EQUAL to the password". Once they entered the correct password then that condition becomes false and the loop is exited.

//define your variable secret
var secret;

//while secret IS NOT EQUAL TO "sesame"
while(secret !== "sesame"){
    //prompt the user
    secret = prompt("What is the secret password?");
}

//write message
document.write("You know the secret password. Welcome.");