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Ali Sh
2,026 PointsI can't solve this do/while loop
This is the code we used in the last code challenge. After learning about do...while loops, don't you think this would work better in the do...while style? Re-write the code to use a do...while loop.
var secret = prompt("What is the secret password?");
while ( secret !== "sesame" ) {
secret = prompt("What is the secret password?");
}
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>
3 Answers
Lucian Rotari
12,007 PointsMy suggestion would be to rewatch this video
Prsicilla Anesu Muzerengwa
12,577 PointsHi Ali. In this challenge you are to change the loop from while to Do. Remember the concept DRY - Do Not Repeat Yourself. if you check on the code there is a repetition where you are asking What is the secret password? hence the need to adjust the loop to Do. While puts the test condition at the top of the loop as a result you can not ask the question once you are forced to put another question outside the loop like it shows in the challenge. Do...loop puts the test condition at the bottom so the statements within the loop are executed at least once hence Do..loop is said to be better in this case because it gives room to ask the question at least once. Therefore in using the do loop we need to remove the question outside the loop and we remain with one question which is inside the loop. So we ask the question and then then check check if it pasess the test. The code will then look like below:
var secret;
do {
secret = prompt("What is the secret password?");
} while ( secret !== "sesame" )
document.write("You know the secret password. Welcome.");
shashi7
11,034 PointsI got the same and correct result even If I put document.write inside do code block. Is it acceptable ?
var secret;
do {
secret = prompt("What is the secret password?");
document.write("You know the secret password. Welcome.");
} while (secret !== "sesame")
Lucian Rotari
12,007 PointsI think this example would write every time the loop runs. The success message should be displayed once, only if the user knows the password