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

Jennifer Riess
Jennifer Riess
8,726 Points

Literally this one is driving me crazy.

When I don't put the prompt in the do section:

The prompt() method should go INSIDE the do...while loop.

When I do:

You only need to call the prompt() method once, and only inside the loop. Hint: Declare the secret variable before the loop.

Argh! where is the loop??? Isn't do part of the loop? I don't understand the parameters.

script.js
var secret=prompt("What is the secret password?"); 

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

hint: you only need to declare the secret variable. Only inside the loop do you need to ask the question. You won't need the if statement as the "while secret !== "sesame")" is doing the assessment for you. Once "sesame" is achieved then the program is free to go to the next statement which is the confirmation.

Hope that helps.

Hi Jennifer, just try to declare an empty secret var before the loop and that should do it.