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JavaScript JavaScript Loops, Arrays and Objects Simplify Repetitive Tasks with Loops A Closer Look At Loop Conditions

Eden Gomez
Eden Gomez
22,787 Points
Posted by Eden Gomez
Eden Gomez
22,787 Points

I don't understand why this code don't work! Please I need help

Please help!!

app.js 
var secret = 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="app.js"></script>
</body>
</html>

4 Answers

Juliana Demarque
Juliana Demarque
14,502 Points
Juliana Demarque
Juliana Demarque
14,502 Points

In order to keeping it DRY (don't repeat yourself), I would just like to add a bit to Alexander's answer, changing the while loop to a do/while loop.

The difference is that you set the prompt method only once. It will execute the prompt method first thing, then, if the answer is wrong (!=="sesame"), it keeps on asking for the right password.

// There's no need to write this first line, 
// because we will be setting the secret var inside the loop
// - don't need this anymore - var secret = prompt("What is the secret password?");

// Set the secret var to use the prompt method
do {
  var secret = prompt("What is the secret password?");
} while (secret !== "sesame"); // ... and stay inside the loop until the answer is right

document.write("You know the secret password. Welcome." );
Alexander Davison
Alexander Davison
65,469 Points
Alexander Davison
Alexander Davison
65,469 Points

The goal of this challenge is to ask for the password until the person gets the password (which is sesame). Try this instead:

var secret = prompt("What is the secret password?");

// While the input isn't sesame (if it is already sesame then this loop will do nothing)...
while (secret !== "sesame") {
  //  ...then keep asking for the password
  var secret = prompt("What is the secret password?");
}

document.write("You know the secret password. Welcome." );

Hope this helps! ~Alex

Alexander Davison
Alexander Davison
65,469 Points

when I answer people's questions, I like to keep my answers nice and simple. Although when I'm actually programming, I always be as DRY as possible :)

~Alex

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Jennifer Nordell
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Hi there! While Alexander Davison provides a working solution, I'd like to provide an alternative that might be considered a little bit "DRY"er, if I may. :smiley:

var secret = '';

while (secret !== "sesame") {
   secret = prompt("What is the secret password?");
}

document.write("You know the secret password. Welcome." );

If we start secret equal to an empty string then it's by default not going to be equal to sesame. At this point the while loop will start and ask for the secret password until "sesame" is entered. It's not necessary to use var to redeclare the variable through every iteration of the loop.

Hope this helps! :sparkles:

Eden Gomez
Eden Gomez
22,787 Points
Eden Gomez
Eden Gomez
22,787 Points

thank you so much guys!!