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

Zander Curtis
Zander Curtis
10,634 Points
Posted by Zander Curtis
Zander Curtis
10,634 Points

What's wrong with this code?

Hey Treehouse community. Can you help me with this?

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

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

3 Answers

Sue Dough
Sue Dough
35,800 Points
Sue Dough
Sue Dough
35,800 Points

Try this. You had to put secret = prompt.

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

while ( secret !== "sesame") {
  secret = prompt("What is the secret password?");
  }
document.write("You know the secret password. Welcome.");
Marcus Parsons
Marcus Parsons
15,719 Points

To go into more detail, you have to make sure the secret variable is receiving the new prompt input because otherwise, if you just have a prompt command, the while loop will never break because secret will never change.

Zander Curtis
Zander Curtis
10,634 Points
Zander Curtis
Zander Curtis
10,634 Points

Thanks everyone! Treehouse is the best because of people like all of you!

imtrying
imtrying
19,943 Points
imtrying
imtrying
19,943 Points

The = sign is missing!

Marcus Parsons
Marcus Parsons
15,719 Points

It's not just that, Berthony. Please refer to Ghost Code's answer and my comment.