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JavaScript JavaScript Loops, Arrays and Objects Simplify Repetitive Tasks with Loops Create a `do...while` loop

Posted by Tomas Baca
Tomas Baca
3,578 Points

Code Challenge error

What s wrong in this code???

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

do
{

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

}

while ( secret === "sesame" ) 

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

1 Answer

Jennifer Nordell
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Jennifer Nordell
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Jennifer Nordell
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Jennifer Nordell
Treehouse Teacher

Hi there! You're really close here so I'm going to give a few hints. When declaring the secret variable, you do not need to prompt the user right then. You can set this as an empty string and then use the loop to issue the prompt to get the value of secret. Also, you have a logic flaw. The while condition is going to run the loop while the word the user typed in is equal to "sesame". You need it to run while it's not equal to sesame.

Give it another go with these hints in mind, but let me know if you're still stuck! :sparkles: