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

Andrew Nicholson
Andrew Nicholson
2,474 Points
Posted by Andrew Nicholson
Andrew Nicholson
2,474 Points

My code took too long to run (??)

Is this because my code is wrong or because my internet speed is horrendous?

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

2 Answers

Dan Johnson
Dan Johnson
40,532 Points
Dan Johnson
Dan Johnson
40,532 Points

You forgot to update count in the while loop, so count < 26 will always evaluate to true, locking the program in an infinite loop.

Andrew Nicholson
Andrew Nicholson
2,474 Points
Andrew Nicholson
Andrew Nicholson
2,474 Points

ah very good! I couldn't for the life of me work out if there was something missing or not. Code blind!

Thanks

Jonathan Grieve
MOD
Jonathan Grieve
Treehouse Moderator 91,252 Points
Jonathan Grieve
Jonathan Grieve
Treehouse Moderator 91,252 Points

Yup, the loop needs a way to break out. You need a way of changing the value in the code so that eventually the while condition will be false ensuring the loop will end!. :-)