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

Justin Warren
Justin Warren
7,805 Points
Posted by Justin Warren
Justin Warren
7,805 Points

Stuck on this one!

Not sure where to go with this one!

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

2 Answers

Daugirdas Kuprionis
Daugirdas Kuprionis
7,484 Points
Daugirdas Kuprionis
Daugirdas Kuprionis
7,484 Points

Hey Justin. Maybe this will work?

     var secret;
     do {
       secret = prompt("What is the secret password?");
     }
     while ( secret !== "sesame" );
     document.write("You know the secret password. Welcome.");
Nick Gentile
Nick Gentile
4,237 Points
Nick Gentile
Nick Gentile
4,237 Points

I'm not sure if this is exactly the issue, but you are defining VAR SECRET twice. Once globally (outside of your loop) and once within the loop.

If you already have it defined globally you just need to call it, not re define it. Any time you write var in front of a variable, it defines it.

So try below, where I only define var secret ONCE and work from there. 

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