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

Posted by Sharon Kearney
Sharon Kearney
8,662 Points

do...while code challenge

need help

var secret=prompt("What is the secret password?"); do {prompt("What is the secret password); } while (secret!=="sesame")

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



do {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>

3 Answers

karis hutcheson
karis hutcheson
7,036 Points

Make sure to assign the secret variable to the user prompt inside your do code block. Or else secret will only be changed at the very top when it's initialized and not when the prompt is called from within the do block.

do { secret = prompt("What is the secret password?"); }
while (secret != "sesame");

Also, I wouldn't ask for the input at the top at all. Since a do, while loop executes at least one time regardless of if the statement passes or not. I would just assign secret an empty string until the do block.

var secret = "";

do { secret = prompt("What is the secret password?"); }
while (secret != "sesame");
Sharon Kearney
Sharon Kearney
8,662 Points
Sharon Kearney
Sharon Kearney
8,662 Points

thank you for your help

karis hutcheson
karis hutcheson
7,036 Points

No prob! An upvote or "best answer" would be greatly appreciated! :)

remslysambo
remslysambo
8,216 Points
remslysambo
remslysambo
8,216 Points

i tried without the empty string as a variable and it works the same.

do { secret = prompt("What is the secret password?"); } while (secret !== "sesame" );

document.write("You know the secret password. Welcome.");