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

Lily Krichels
Lily Krichels
363 Points
Posted by Lily Krichels
Lily Krichels
363 Points

Having problems with the syntax and declaring the variable.

What am I doing wrong? The hint seems to say that I should declare the variable once before the loop and also inside the loop???

script.js 
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.");
index.html 
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
  <meta charset="utf-8">
  <title>JavaScript Loops</title>
</head>
<body>
<script src="script.js"></script>
</body>
</html>

1 Answer

Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,236 Points
Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,236 Points

The hint says "Bummer! You only need to call the prompt() method once, and only inside the loop. Hint: Declare the secret variable before the loop."

Those are two different suggestions. The first is about calling prompt(), it's saying you only need to do that inside the loop (and only that one time).

The other suggestion is about declaring (without initializing) the variable "secret" before the loop.

So you were close, now you just need to remove that first call to prompt() making the initialization into just a declaration and you should pass.