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JavaScript JavaScript Loops, Arrays and Objects Simplify Repetitive Tasks with Loops Refactor Using a Loop

Posted by Jeremy Curtin
Jeremy Curtin
1,661 Points

removing redundant code - 2-24 in the loops, arrays, and functions section. HELP! I'm totally stuck on this.

This is what I come up with and it seems like it works but it says it takes too long to run.

Any thoughts?

for (var counter = 2; counter < 26; counter + 2) {

};

This is trying to convert a series of numbers printed from 2-24 from the redundant console.log(2); console.log(4); console.log(6); etc,

to a single command that does the same thing.

script.js 
console.log(2);
console.log(4);
console.log(6);
console.log(8);
console.log(10);
console.log(12);
console.log(14);
console.log(16);
console.log(18);
console.log(20);
console.log(22);
console.log(24);
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

Gergely Bocz
Gergely Bocz
14,244 Points
Gergely Bocz
Gergely Bocz
14,244 Points

Hi Jeremy!

There are 2 mistakes:

  • First there is a problem with your for loop. At the end you should write counter += 2 (which is a short form for counter = counter + 2) and not just counter + 2.

  • The second problem is that you don't tell the for loop what to do, what to execute in the {}, you haven't written anything inside them, so there is no code to execute! This is the reason why the interpretes says it takes too long. You have to give the command to log the numbers to the console! Try doing it with your defined variable.

Good luck!

Jeremy Curtin
Jeremy Curtin
1,661 Points
Jeremy Curtin
Jeremy Curtin
1,661 Points

Thanks for the help! I switched the += and added the console.log() in the {}. Finally got passed this.