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JavaScript JavaScript Loops, Arrays and Objects Simplify Repetitive Tasks with Loops Create a for Loop

Jade Hudson
Jade Hudson
1,593 Points
Posted by Jade Hudson
Jade Hudson
1,593 Points

I'm sorry. This is bending my mind a little. What am I not getting here?

I've tried this every which way, but I'm missing something here.

script.js 
for (var i = 3; i <= 155; i+= 1) {
console.log(i);
}
Jade Hudson
Jade Hudson
1,593 Points
Jade Hudson
Jade Hudson
1,593 Points

I'm trying to get it to count from 4 to 156. If it is going to start on four, I figure there needs to be three, as the variable i will get a +1 before the console.log runs. The same goes for it running last at 155 and a +1 to get 156.

Am I missing something vital here?

2 Answers

Jason Anders
MOD
Jason Anders
Treehouse Moderator 145,860 Points
Jason Anders
Jason Anders
Treehouse Moderator 145,860 Points

Hey Jade,

Everything is correct, except i does need to be 4, and the condition needs to be less than or equal to 156, because the instructions say from 4 to 156. Right now, your code will start the count at 3 and end it at 155.

The way a for loops works is the loop starts the first time with the initial value assigned (i = 4), it then checks to see if the condition has been met or not, if it does, it will execute the code block (the console.log in this case). Then it will increment the value and run the loop again. Once it not longer meets the condition, it will not run the code block and will stop.

Hope this helps. :)

Keep Coding! :dizzy:

Trevor Johnson
Trevor Johnson
14,427 Points
Trevor Johnson
Trevor Johnson
14,427 Points

Hi Jade,

Have your loop start at where you want it to log your numbers. You want it to count from 4 to 156, so I should start at 4 and include 156. Right now it starts at 3 and ends at 155. Check out the code I posted below. Hope this helps.

for ( i = 4; i <= 156; i ++) {
  console.log(i);
}