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

Posted by Ben Mohammad
Ben Mohammad
5,659 Points

Syntax error but where and why??????/

please elaborate on where I'm going wrong.

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

Simon Coates
Simon Coates
28,694 Points
Simon Coates
Simon Coates
28,694 Points 
var secret;
do {
 secret = prompt("What is the secret password?")
} while ( secret !== "sesame") ;
  document.write("You know the secret password . Welcome.");

Your syntax is a little messed up and you're not assigning the value you get via prompt to the secret variable.