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

Posted by Adam Fields
Adam Fields
4,487 Points

This is the code we used in the last code challenge. After learning about do...while loops, don't you think this would w

I think I added the conditions correctly in that will print welcome or will print try again in the while loop if the do section doesnt run what am I doing wrong

script.js 
var secret = prompt("What is the secret password?");
var count=0;
var correctGuess;
 do{
 if(correctGuess===true){
   document.write("try again");

 }
 }
while ( secret !==false )   
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>
David Evans
David Evans
10,490 Points
David Evans
David Evans
10,490 Points

You have an endless loop right now as correctGuess is uninitialized and is never updated.

If you want to use the correctGuess variable you can try something like this (following the challenge's previous code):

var secret,
    correctGuess = 'sesame';

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

Below is probably what they're looking for without your modifications of an extra variable:

var secret;

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