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

Posted by Jacquelyn Springs
Jacquelyn Springs
9,395 Points

What am i doing wrong?

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

// This should run after the loop is done executing
alert("You know the secret password. Welcome!");

1 Answer

Jonathan Grieve
MOD
Jonathan Grieve
Treehouse Moderator 91,253 Points
Jonathan Grieve
Jonathan Grieve
Treehouse Moderator 91,253 Points

Your while condition needs to check the value of secret which is what captures the secret password via the prompt.

Remember do{} is the action you want to perform whereas while() is the condition you want to check is trye or false. When the value is true is when the loop breaks.

So... change

while ( password !== 'sesame' );

to 

while ( secret!== 'sesame' );

and put 

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

in the do block. (you'll declare your secret variable at the top)