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

Jonathan Weinstein
Jonathan Weinstein
9,063 Points
Posted by Jonathan Weinstein
Jonathan Weinstein
9,063 Points

Pretty stuck on this question

Could anyone give a clear explanation how this is supposed to work? My biggest problem is that i'm unclear about what comes after the 'do':

var secret = prompt("What is the secret password?");
return secret;

do {
  secret = prompt("What is the secret password?");
} while ( secret !== "sesame" );

document.write("You know the secret password. Welcome.");

1 Answer

Hugo Paz
Hugo Paz
15,622 Points
Hugo Paz
Hugo Paz
15,622 Points

Hi Jonathan,

Your loop is correct. What you have before is not.

Before the loop you just need to create the variable secret without assigning any value to it.

I dont know why you put a return statement there, it is used inside functions so you need to remove it as well.

Jonathan Weinstein
Jonathan Weinstein
9,063 Points
Jonathan Weinstein
Jonathan Weinstein
9,063 Points

Thanks Hugo! That helped a lot. A quick question: What would happen if we assigned the variable INSIDE the loop? Why is it important to assign it outside the loop?