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

Posted by Katherine Lucas
Katherine Lucas
658 Points

How do I figure this out?

What am I missing?

script.js 
var guess;
var secret = 'sesame';
var correctGuess = false;

do {
 secret = prompt("What is the secret password?");
 if(parseInt(guess) === secret;
    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

Carlos Federico Puebla Larregle
Carlos Federico Puebla Larregle
21,074 Points
Carlos Federico Puebla Larregle
Carlos Federico Puebla Larregle
21,074 Points

You have to declare the "secret" variable out of the do while loop. Then ask for the secret password inside of the "do...while" loop while the "secret" variable doesn't much with the "sesame" string. Like this:

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

document.write("You know the secret password. Welcome.");

I hope that helps a little bit.