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

Jordan C
Jordan C
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Jordan C
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Why does the variable need to be created outside the loop in this challenge?

Why does the variable need to be created outside the loop in this challenge?

2 Answers

Antonio De Rose
Antonio De Rose
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Antonio De Rose
Antonio De Rose
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Otherwise, every time, you go inside the loop, it is creating a variable, on top and top and top, which will throw an error.

Luc de Brouwer
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Luc de Brouwer
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Luc de Brouwer
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Luc de Brouwer
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Because you'd be stuck in an infinite loop if you wouldn't create a variable to return to either true or false when a condition is met in that loop