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

Jacob Johnson
Jacob Johnson
5,170 Points
Posted by Jacob Johnson
Jacob Johnson
5,170 Points

Yep i'm lost on this while loop

I'm pretty lost on this. I think I'm just getting an endless loop?

app.js 
var secret;

while (secret !== "seseme") {
   secret = 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>

2 Answers

David Tonge
David Tonge
Courses Plus Student 45,640 Points

This should be the entire solution and I just noticed that you're spelling "sesame" wrong in your code.

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.");

Jacob Johnson
Jacob Johnson
5,170 Points
Jacob Johnson
Jacob Johnson
5,170 Points

thanks. fixing that spelling error fixed it haha

David Tonge
David Tonge
Courses Plus Student 45,640 Points

No prob. It's always the lil typos that get us.

David Tonge
PLUS
David Tonge
Courses Plus Student 45,640 Points
David Tonge
David Tonge
Courses Plus Student 45,640 Points

You're missing the beginning prompt in your first line.

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

Jacob Johnson
Jacob Johnson
5,170 Points
Jacob Johnson
Jacob Johnson
5,170 Points

I tried that but I just get Bummer! Your code took too long to run.