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

Sam Katz
Sam Katz
2,986 Points
Posted by Sam Katz
Sam Katz
2,986 Points

I don't understand what I'm doing wrong. do I close code blocks in this editor?

I can't seem to get this to run. I understand the concepts.

script.js 
do {
var 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>

2 Answers

Seth Kroger
Seth Kroger
56,413 Points
Seth Kroger
Seth Kroger
56,413 Points

You're pretty close but the right syntax for while and do-while loops is to have the while() outside the curly-brace block like this:

do {
   // do somehting...
} while(someCondition);
Michael Karp
Michael Karp
2,298 Points
Michael Karp
Michael Karp
2,298 Points

Hi, You have a little type mistake instead or writing the [ while ( secret !== "sesame" ) ] infront of the curly braces, you put in to the do() function, which causes an error. Try to put it infront!

do {
var secret = prompt("What is the secret password?"); 


  } while ( secret !== "sesame" ) ;


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