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Carl Sergile
16,570 Pointsdo...while loop help
Don't load this into your browser because loops never ends. Don't know why
ar secret = sesame;
do {
if ( secret !== prompt("What is the secret password?"))
document.write("You know the secret pasword. Welcome.")
}
}
while ( secret < "sesame" ) {
document.write("What is the secret password?");
}
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<meta charset="utf-8">
<title>JavaScript Loops</title>
</head>
<body>
<script src="script.js"></script>
</body>
</html>
3 Answers
Aaron Kaye
10,948 PointsDo while loops take the following format:
do {
// Do something
} while(condition);
Do while loops always run at least once. Hopefully that gets you started in the right direction!
Carl Sergile
16,570 Pointsdo { prompt("What is the secret password?") document.write("You know the secret pasword. Welcome.") } while ( secret !== "sesame" ) { document.write("What is the secret password?"); }
Aaron Kaye
10,948 PointsYes, because you should not have curly braces after the while loop, this is a do-while loop that takes the format as I said above.
var secret;
do {
secret = prompt("What is the secret password?");
} while(secret !== "sesame");
document.write("You know the secret password. Welcome.");
This is how the final answer should look, do-while loops aren't as common but I would definitely make sure you understand why before moving on, I'd be happy to provide more info or answer questions
Carl Sergile
16,570 PointsStill a forever loop...
Aaron Kaye
10,948 PointsAaron Kaye
10,948 PointsSo your format is going to be, declare empty secret variable. Then your while condition is
while(secret !== "sesame");