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

S Ananda
S Ananda
9,474 Points
Posted by S Ananda
S Ananda
9,474 Points

Help with do... while loop

All it said was try again. Don't know what I'm missing can someone help me see my mistake?

''' var secret; /* Secret password*/ var correctGuess = false; /Runs when they guess the correct answer/

do { secret = prompt("What is the secret password?"); if(secret === correctGuess){ correctGuess=true; }

} while (! correctGuess){ document.write("You know the secret password. Welcome.");

} '''

Thanks

script.js 
var secret; /* Secret password*/
var correctGuess = false; /*Runs when they guess the correct answer*/

do {
  secret = prompt("What is the secret password?");
  if(secret === correctGuess){
    correctGuess=true;
  }

} while (! correctGuess){
    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

Jeremiah Bushau
Jeremiah Bushau
24,061 Points

Hello, looks like you just need to fix up the syntax a little, remember to check for "sesame" instead of correctGuess and move the document.write() up into your if block. Here is an example.

var done = false;
var secret;

do {
  secret = prompt("What is the secret password?"); 
  if (secret === "sesame") {
    document.write("You know the secret password. Welcome.");
    done = true;
  }
} while (!done)
S Ananda
S Ananda
9,474 Points
S Ananda
S Ananda
9,474 Points

Thanks Jeremiah, so much. Sometimes I just can't see simple things, like leaving out "sesame." Got it to run and understand my error, so am good to go.