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

Oladejo Oluwatobi A
Oladejo Oluwatobi A
1,443 Points
Posted by Oladejo Oluwatobi A
Oladejo Oluwatobi A
1,443 Points

I am helpless with this JS challenge

What am I doing wrong in this code? I have been trying to include secret === "sesame" and it is still not working, i have tried false after while, it is still the same thing.What am I doing wrong in this code? I have been trying to include secret === "sesame" and it is still not working, i have tried false after while, it is still the same thing.

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

Emre Karakuz
Emre Karakuz
9,162 Points
Emre Karakuz
Emre Karakuz
9,162 Points

Oups, you made a syntax mistake.

do...while loop is written like this

do {
..
..
..
} while (....);

and you made your loop like this :

do {
...
...
...
} while {
...
...
}

and because of this, browser is confused which loop should be run. It's normal that your code is take too long

and it should be :

var secret;

do {
  secret = prompt("What is the secret password?");
} while ( secret !== "sesame" );
document.write("You know the secret password. Welcome.");
Oladejo Oluwatobi A
Oladejo Oluwatobi A
1,443 Points
Oladejo Oluwatobi A
Oladejo Oluwatobi A
1,443 Points

Thank you so much for bailing me out. It worked!