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

Bogoljub Milovanoski
Bogoljub Milovanoski
3,431 Points
Posted by Bogoljub Milovanoski
Bogoljub Milovanoski
3,431 Points

I dont know what is wrong with my code

var secret = prompt("What is the secret password?"); do{ if ( secret !== "sesame" ) { secret = prompt("What is the secret password?");
}}while(secret === "sesame") { document.write("You know the secret password. Welcome.");}

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

Ella Ruokokoski
Ella Ruokokoski
20,881 Points

you don't need an if-conditional because you already have the condition in the while loop. The condition doesn't need to be changed from the original code of the challenge so it stays as while(secret !== "sesame");

Outside the do/while loop you declare the secret variable, but you don't give it a value. You assign the prompt question the the secret variable inside the do block.

if the while condition returns true, the do block runs again, until the condition returns false, in other words secret === "sesame". Then the program will run the document.write -message. This does not go inside curly brackets.