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James O'Brien
1,103 PointsI have no idea how a do...while loop would be any better here and don't know what to do.
As you can see, I have not the slightest clue what to even put in the do { } block. I don't understand.
var secret = prompt("What is the secret password?");
do {
//I have no idea.
}
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>
2 Answers
Chase Marchione
155,055 PointsHi James,
You'll want to declare the variable outside of the do while loop so that it is only declared once. Inside of the do clause, we'll have the prompt that will run as many times as necessary (until the user guesses the correct password of 'sesame'.) The condition for the loop is stated in the while statement. So, essentially, we're saying: do present the user with this prompt, and keep presenting them with this prompt, until they guess the proper password of 'sesame'.
var secret;
do {
secret = prompt("What is the secret password?");
}
while ( secret !== "sesame" )
document.write("You know the secret password. Welcome.");
Hope this helps!
James O'Brien
1,103 PointsI understand now! Thanks so much.