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

Posted by Dargis -
Dargis -
295 Points

Hi, please help to solve this case.

Hi, please help to solve this case.

script.js 
var secret = prompt("What is the secret password?");

do {

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

Grace Kelly
Grace Kelly
33,990 Points
Grace Kelly
Grace Kelly
33,990 Points

Hi Dargis, a couple of issues. First you need to declare the variable secret outside the loop. You have done this but you do it later again later in the code which is not needed. You can declare a variable and not assign it a value simply by calling var secret; Second you need to place the code that you wish to execute inside the brackets { } of the loop, like so:

var secret; //declare secret variable
do {
  secret = prompt("What is the secret password?");    //ask the user for the password until they input "sesame"
} while ( secret !== "sesame" ) 
document.write("You know the secret password. Welcome.");

Hope that helps!!