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Jennifer Riess
8,726 PointsFeel like I've tried everything. Can someone give me a better hint, or lmk what's wrong with my code? -_-
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var secret = prompt("What is the secret password?");
do (secret == "sesame") {
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.");
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<meta charset="utf-8">
<title>JavaScript Loops</title>
</head>
<body>
<script src="script.js"></script>
</body>
</html>
2 Answers
Alexander Solberg
14,350 PointsI don't know exactly what you are trying to do, but if you are trying to make someone guess the right word and then be greeted with a message, then I would structure code like this.
<script>
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.");
</script>
Antti Lylander
9,686 PointsCheck the syntax for do while loop. You have something extra there now. Also don't call prompt before the loop.
Jennifer Riess
8,726 PointsAhhh, got it. Kept focusing on the top, didn't realize the extra was in my while loop. Thanks