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Routine Poutine
26,050 PointsYou only need to call the prompt() method once, and only inside the loop. Hint: Declare the secret variable before the l
Hi,
I understand a do loop to be one that has a block of code run before checking a condition:
do { run this code first } (check this condition after; if true, do it until false)
However, I'm not sure what I am doing wrong here. For some reason I cannot enter the code correctly.
do { secret = prompt("What's the password?"); } while ( secret !== "sesame")
Seems to be correct. At least, I cannot understand how this would require multiple instances of the code block, unless the condition is false.
Please help me understand, I watched some of the videos again and am still having a hard time doing this correctly.
var secret = prompt("What is the secret password?");
do {
secret = prompt("What is the secret password?");
}
while ( secret !== "sesame" )
document.write("You know the secret password. Welcome.");
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<meta charset="utf-8">
<title>JavaScript Loops</title>
</head>
<body>
<script src="script.js"></script>
</body>
</html>
1 Answer
KRIS NIKOLAISEN
54,970 PointsBecause the do loop will execute at least once you'd be asking the question twice. Try your code in a workspace and enter sesame.
Routine Poutine
26,050 PointsOh. Are you saying that defining the variable is actually calling the function, then putting it in a variable? I think I missed that part of the logic. Thanks for your help!
Routine Poutine
26,050 PointsRoutine Poutine
26,050 PointsI found the answer online, but do not understand it. Why must we only declare a variable, but not define it, until the do loop is stated?
why do we need:
var secret;
why does this not work?
var secret = post('What is the password?');