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JavaScript JavaScript Loops, Arrays and Objects Simplify Repetitive Tasks with Loops A Closer Look At Loop Conditions

Bence Szabó
Bence Szabó
5,885 Points
Posted by Bence Szabó
Bence Szabó
5,885 Points

I need help in challenge task

Hello, this is my version: 

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

I dont know whats wrong with it.

3 Answers

Erik Nilsen
Erik Nilsen
20,433 Points 
var secret = prompt("What is the secret password?");
var password = 'sesame';
while ( secret !== password ) {
  secret;
}
document.write("You know the secret password. Welcome.");

Lets step through your code. You take whatever the user inputs in the prompt and set it to secret. You then check to see if it matches the password, if it doesnt you call the value the user inputed not the prompt again. The code below is an example of how you could fix this. :)

var secret = prompt("What is the secret password?");
var password = 'sesame';
while ( secret !== password ) {
  secret = prompt("What is the secret password?");
}
document.write("You know the secret password. Welcome.");
Aaron HARPT
Aaron HARPT
19,845 Points
Aaron HARPT
Aaron HARPT
19,845 Points

Instead of doing this: while ( secret !== password ) { secret; } document.write("You know the secret password. Welcome."); try an if/else statement:

if( secret !== password ) { secret; } else { document.write("You know the secret password. Welcome."); } hope that helps.

Bence Szabó
Bence Szabó
5,885 Points
Bence Szabó
Bence Szabó
5,885 Points

Aaron: Thank you the help, however I had to use the while loop in this case. Still thanks! :) Erik: It worked! I Think I get the problem, its a little misty for now, but going to practie more and more ;) Thank you!

Erik Nilsen
Erik Nilsen
20,433 Points

a prompt returns the value the user inputed, so that is what is stored in the variable. Not the actual prompt message.