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Zach Miner
Full Stack JavaScript Techdegree Student 3,053 PointsHelp w/ This challenge
Can someone help me with this problem. I can't figure out what's wrong with my code. Thank you.
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.");
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<meta charset="utf-8">
<title>JavaScript Loops</title>
</head>
<body>
<script src="script.js"></script>
</body>
</html>
2 Answers
KRIS NIKOLAISEN
54,971 PointsSome hints:
- Declare
secretbefore the loop but don't assign it anything - Assign the prompt to
secretinside the loop - Although I don't think it causes the challenge to fail remove the empty brackets after the loop
Jason Hill
Full Stack JavaScript Techdegree Student 11,399 PointsAs Kris mentioned, keep your mind on what you want to do inside the loop, and what data, variable, you are going to use inside the loop to compare. If that makes sense. I've been having the same issue myself, sometimes having the variable inside the wrong scope. If you read your loop carefully, and think about it as a small program, its stuck in a loop because it has nothing to compare secret too inside the loop.