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

Brooke Guy
Brooke Guy
8,179 Points
Posted by Brooke Guy
Brooke Guy
8,179 Points

There was an error with your code: SyntaxError: Parse error

This is the error I am getting: There was an error with your code: SyntaxError: Parse error

script.js 
var secret = prompt("What is the secret password?");
while ( secret !== "sesame" ) {
  do (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>
Dávid Molnár
Dávid Molnár
27,081 Points

Aren't you supposed to write a:

do {

}while()

loop?

if that's the case you need to change the order of do and while.
you can change the do-while for a simple while it's not neccessary there and try to use console.log() for printing results in the console (in browser press "crtl + shift + I => console panel)

var secret = prompt("What is the secret password?")
while(secret !== "sesame") {
    secret = prompt("Wrong password, try again!")
}
console.log("password accepted").

1 Answer

Grace Kelly
Grace Kelly
33,990 Points
Grace Kelly
Grace Kelly
33,990 Points

Hi Brooke, you're on the right track, however a do while loop is written in the following way:

do {
  console.log("i'm doing this");
} while (a !== b)

Also you don't need to declare your secret var twice, just once before the do while loop :)

Hope that helps!!