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JavaScript JavaScript Loops, Arrays and Objects Simplify Repetitive Tasks with Loops Complete the Loop

Posted by Ellen White
Ellen White
4,280 Points

complete a while loop

I don't understand what I'm missing.

script.js 
var counter = 1;
while ( counter < 10) {
    document.write("<p>Now in loop #" + counter + "</p>");
    counter += 1;
}

1 Answer

Jake Lundberg
Jake Lundberg
13,965 Points
Jake Lundberg
Jake Lundberg
13,965 Points

They are asking you to get the loop to run 10 times, but you only have it iterating 9 times. Once counter = 10, the condition is false, and your loop does not iterate the last time. You want it to run even when counter = 10, so you should change your conditional operator to less than or equal to.

Hope this helps!