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

Posted by amyp
amyp
6,574 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

This is the code we used in the last code challenge. After learning about do...while loops, don't you think this would work better in the do...while style? Re-write the code to use a do...while loop.

script.js 
do {
var secret = prompt("What is the secret password?");
if ( secret !== "sesame" ) {
  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="script.js"></script>
</body>
</html>

1 Answer

Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,288 Points
Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,288 Points

You still have a few things to do:

  • declare the variable secret before the loop starts.
  • change the initialization of secret in the loop to a simple assignment
  • get rid of the If statement and conditional block entirely
  • change the expression of the while to be like the one that was previously in the if