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JavaScript JavaScript Loops Simplify Repetitive Tasks with Loops Create a do...while loop

Does anyone know the answer to this one? I'm stuck

script.js
// Display the prompt dialogue while the value assigned to `secret` is not equal to "sesame"
let sesame = true 
let secret = prompt("What is the secret password?");
do {
  let secret
} while (secret !== sesame)

alert("You know the secret password. Welcome!");

2 Answers

Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,269 Points

You've got the right idea, but the code needs a few tweaks:

  • the declaration of secret should be outside the loop
  • the assignment of it should be inside the loop (and without the "let")
  • the while condition should compare it to a string (with quotes)
  • and you won't need to create a sesame variable

Alternatively, you could keep the extra variable, but just assign it to "sesame".

Charlie Palmer
Charlie Palmer
15,445 Points

you would want to create the variable secret and leave it undefined. then in the same scope create a do-while loop whilst the secret does not store the string 'sesame'. inside of the do: change the value to the return of a prompt.

doing this will mean that the user will have to keep entering the secret until it matches the secret in the code.

// Display the prompt dialogue while the value assigned to `secret` is not equal to "sesame"
let secret;
do {
  secret = prompt("What is the secret password?");
} while (secret !== 'sesame')

alert("You know the secret password. Welcome!");