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

Magnus Sagerup
Magnus Sagerup
1,690 Points
Posted by Magnus Sagerup
Magnus Sagerup
1,690 Points

Same guesses as random number? what am I doing wrong here? I dont see ti

I get the same guesses as random number. What am I doing wrong here?

var upper = 1000; var randomNumber = getRandomNumber(upper); var guess = 0; var attempts = 0;

function getRandomNumber(upper) { return Math.floor( Math.random() * upper ) + 1; }

while (guess !== randomNumber) { guess = getRandomNumber(upper); attempts += 1;

}

document.write('<p>The random number was: ' + randomNumber + '</p>'); document.write('<p>The computer guessed ' + guess + 'times');

1 Answer

Anthony McCormick
Anthony McCormick
6,774 Points
Anthony McCormick
Anthony McCormick
6,774 Points

You are using the guess value in your string instead of attempts. This is why it is always the same.

document.write('<p>The computer guessed  ' + attempts + ' times</p>');
Milz Dechnik
Milz Dechnik
7,813 Points

Thank you so much for this! I had the same issue, and was tearing my hair out trying to figure out what I was doing wrong.