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Gena Israel
2,047 Pointsnot sure what im doing wrong here in this do while loop,
var secret= "sesame"
do {secret = prompt("What is the secret password?");
}{
while ( secret !== "sesame" ) }
document.write("You know the secret password. Welcome.");
var secret= "sesame"
do {secret = prompt("What is the secret password?");
}{
while ( secret !== "sesame" ) }
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>
3 Answers
Aniruddha Shukla
2,846 PointsHow about this?
var secret;
do {
secret = prompt("What is the secret password?");
} while ( secret !== "sesame" );
document.write("You know the secret password. Welcome.");
Gena Israel
2,047 Pointsbut what is the point of just putting var secret?
Aniruddha Shukla
2,846 PointsYou instantiate the variable secret before the start of the loop, otherwise you end up creating 'secret' each time the condition is satisfied. You should then only have to modify the value if it meets the while condition.
Gena Israel
2,047 Pointsok i guess i just don't remember where in the video he talked about instntiating variables
Gena Israel
2,047 PointsGena Israel
2,047 Pointsthis didn't work for me var secret; do {secret = prompt("What is the secret password?");
}{ while ( secret !== "sesame" ) }; document.write("You know the secret password. Welcome.");