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JavaScript JavaScript Loops, Arrays and Objects Simplify Repetitive Tasks with Loops Create a while Loop

Posted by MUZ140884 Maxwell Makumucha
MUZ140884 Maxwell Makumucha
6,291 Points

why document.write may not be called in js file ? help

help me to make the code run and prints something 26 times on the document.write

script.js 
var count = 0;
while (counter < 26){
  var counter= counter (26);
   document.write(counter + ' ');
  counter += 1;
}

3 Answers

Curtis Murley
Curtis Murley
2,766 Points
Curtis Murley
Curtis Murley
2,766 Points

Line one refers to "count" while line two refers to "counter"

Sanjay Tailor
Sanjay Tailor
8,443 Points
Sanjay Tailor
Sanjay Tailor
8,443 Points

Try this code:

for( var i = 0;  i < 26; i = i + 1 ) {
    document.write("Printing something");
    }
Sanjay Tailor
Sanjay Tailor
8,443 Points
Sanjay Tailor
Sanjay Tailor
8,443 Points

Using while loop, you can do following:

var counter = 0;
while (counter < 26){
   document.write('Print Something ');
   counter += 1;
}

initialize the counter to 0; while loop (26 iteration); print; increase the counter

Hope this helps!

Morten Larsen
Morten Larsen
12,275 Points
Morten Larsen
Morten Larsen
12,275 Points

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

var counter = 0; while(counter < 100) { var randNum = randomNumber(6); document.write(randNum + " "); counter += 1; }