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

Posted by Jason Peay
Jason Peay
16,515 Points

Do....while loop rewrite

This is the code we used in the last challenge. After learning about do...while loops, don't you think this would work better in the do...while style.?

Rewrite the code to use a do...while loop.

I'm having difficulty rewriting this code using the do/while loop.

script.js 
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.");

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

  document.write('You know the secret pasword. Welcome.');
index.html 
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
  <meta charset="utf-8">
  <title>JavaScript Loops</title>
</head>
<body>
<script src="script.js"></script>
</body>
</html>

2 Answers

Anjali Pasupathy
Anjali Pasupathy
28,883 Points
Anjali Pasupathy
Anjali Pasupathy
28,883 Points

You've almost got it. You need to delete the while loop they provided as an example, and remove the word "variable" after your declaration of secret.

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

  document.write('You know the secret pasword. Welcome.');

I hope this helps!

Jason Peay
Jason Peay
16,515 Points
Jason Peay
Jason Peay
16,515 Points

Challenge completed. Thank you for your help.