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

Ryan Abbott
Ryan Abbott
5,822 Points
Posted by Ryan Abbott
Ryan Abbott
5,822 Points

Syntax error

Im not sure where is my JS challenge I'm going wrong?

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

while (secret /== 'sesame') { return secret; }

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

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

while (secret /== 'sesame') {
  return secret;
}

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="app.js"></script>
</body>
</html>

3 Answers

Abe Layee
Abe Layee
8,378 Points
Abe Layee
Abe Layee
8,378 Points

I just did the challenge and you are not ask to use the return statement. You have to add secret var inside the while loop to prompt the user for the secret password. Remember, while loop will run untill the statement is evaluated to false. A true loop is called an endless loop which mean the code will run untill the browser crashes or unless you add a break statement after the while loop.

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

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

while(secret !=='sesame') {
   secret = prompt ("What is the secret password?");
}
Abe Layee
Abe Layee
8,378 Points
Abe Layee
Abe Layee
8,378 Points

The error is from this section of your code.

 while (secret /== 'sesame')

it should be

while (secret === 'sesame')
Ryan Abbott
Ryan Abbott
5,822 Points
Ryan Abbott
Ryan Abbott
5,822 Points

This is the question "The code in app.js just opens a prompt, asks for a password, and writes to the document. Something is missing. Add a while loop, so that a prompt keeps appearing until the user types "sesame" into the prompt."

My statement should of had a !== not /== like I had. But even with that im still getting an error.