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

Posted by Daniel Williams
Daniel Williams
Courses Plus Student 1,325 Points

My Code took to long running this code. Can someone please guide me about this?

I keep getting the code is take too long. Not so sure that I am doing the right thing here. viewed the video a couple times just not quite getting it.

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

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

1 Answer

Emre Karakuz
Emre Karakuz
9,162 Points
Emre Karakuz
Emre Karakuz
9,162 Points

Oups, you made a syntax mistake.

do...while loop is written like this

do {
..
..
..
} while (....);

and you made your loop like this :

do {
...
...
...
} while {
...
...
}

and because of this, browser is confused which loop should be run. It's normal that your code is take too long

and it should be :

var secret;

do {
  secret = prompt("What is the secret password?");
} while ( secret !== "sesame" );
document.write("You know the secret password. Welcome.");
Daniel Williams
Daniel Williams
Courses Plus Student 1,325 Points

Thank you Emre Karakuz.