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JavaScript

SAMUEL LAWRENCE
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SAMUEL LAWRENCE
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Posted by SAMUEL LAWRENCE
SAMUEL LAWRENCE
Courses Plus Student 8,447 Points

Modular question.

Hi guys, I'm doing some practice in javaScript and I came upon a question that is giving a headache.

Q: Write a code that will print all the odd values from 1 to 600 using the while loop.(Hint: use the modulus operator)

Can anyone show me a solution to this?

The modulus from what I understand returns the remainder when two numbers are divided together. But how am I supposed to use it with the while loop to print all the odd values. 

var odd = 1;
while (odd % 2 ==1) {
document.write(odd + " ");
odd++;
}

Is all I could come up with. How will I tell it to only print up to 600? Steven Parker

Steven Parker
Steven Parker
229,783 Points
Steven Parker
Steven Parker
229,783 Points

:mailbox_with_mail: Hi I got your request, but it looks like Stuart beat me here and already has you covered.

I don't think the instructions meant you should use the remainder as part of the "while" condition. But it can be handy inside the loop body for printing out only the odd numbers as shown in Stuart's first example.

1 Answer

Stuart Wright
Stuart Wright
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Stuart Wright
Stuart Wright
41,118 Points

I don't think you can use the modulus operator in your while statement, as it will break as soon as it hits the first even number (2). You could instead do something like this:

var odd = 1;
while (odd < 600) {
    if (odd % 2 === 1) {
        document.write(odd + " ");
    }
    odd ++;
}

Personally I would do this without the modulus operator:

var odd = 1;
while (odd < 600) {
    document.write(odd + " ");
    odd += 2;
}
SAMUEL LAWRENCE
SAMUEL LAWRENCE
Courses Plus Student 8,447 Points
SAMUEL LAWRENCE
SAMUEL LAWRENCE
Courses Plus Student 8,447 Points

Stuart Wright you’re right, it did break after printing 1. But it’s a question from a JavaScript book I’m reading and that’s how they asked to do it. I don’t know why. The book is titled “JavaScript projects for kids”

SAMUEL LAWRENCE
SAMUEL LAWRENCE
Courses Plus Student 8,447 Points
SAMUEL LAWRENCE
SAMUEL LAWRENCE
Courses Plus Student 8,447 Points

Ok guys. Steven Parker and Stuart Wright I'm taking your advice and solution. I think you're right and it's just the way I'm thinking that needs to be adjusted. I think my thinking is too rigid and confined. I assumed because we were learning about the "while-loop" that the question meant only use the while loop and the modulus, however a few lessons before, we did learn about the conditional statement and the question didn't say we couldn't use all we've learned so far, which is exactly what we should be doing. It simply said "write a code".

I must admit though. When I saw the (Hint: use the modulus operator) I assumed they meant that it's the main solution to the problem so I focused on only using the modulus operator together with the while loop to solve the problem, never thinking about, or telling myself not to use any other thing we learned so far.

However they did require we used the while loop to solve this particular problem.

So thanks again guys. Big help.