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JavaScript JavaScript Loops, Arrays and Objects Simplify Repetitive Tasks with Loops Create a `do...while` loop

Jennifer Riess
Jennifer Riess
8,726 Points

Need help with the directions on this assignment. Not sure what is needed in do loop?

Prompt says to call the variable.. how do you do that?

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


do {
  ???
}
while ( secret !== "sesame" ) {
  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="script.js"></script>
</body>
</html>

2 Answers

Antonio De Rose
Antonio De Rose
20,884 Points
//approach is fine
//when I was also doing, I was doing, I did not get, first attempt, from the bummers,
//I was able to get it right
//it is always better to do something, make a mistake, and get some direction from that mistake
//so what I did was like
// having var secret = prompt("What is the secret password?"); on both top and in do {}, for that it gave me a bummer
//then I corrected it
//after that it mentioned, you should not prompt in while {}
//and corrected it
//so. I'd suggest you try make a mistake and learn

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

do {

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

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

Hei Jennifer Riess , one way to the solution would be if you declare an empty secret variable before the loop .

like this:

var secret;

do { secret = prompt("What is the secret password?"); } while (secret !== "sesame");

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