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

Julian Martinez
Julian Martinez
3,094 Points
Posted by Julian Martinez
Julian Martinez
3,094 Points

why my document.write is not called?

In the create a while loop I keep getting a message telling that the document.write method hasn't been called. I don't know what I am doing wrong

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

1 Answer

Robert Richey
PLUS
Robert Richey
Courses Plus Student 16,352 Points
Robert Richey
Robert Richey
Courses Plus Student 16,352 Points

Hi Julian,

With a while loop, the condition gets tested first before entering the loop. So, if the condition starts off as false, the loop will never run.

count starts at 0, so the condition count > 26 evaluates to false, and the loop doesn't run.

Hope this helps,

Cheers

Julian Martinez
Julian Martinez
3,094 Points
Julian Martinez
Julian Martinez
3,094 Points

var count = 0; while (count < 26) { document.write( ); count += 1;

thank you very much!