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Duncan Murtagh
Duncan Murtagh
1,557 Points
Posted by Duncan Murtagh
Duncan Murtagh
1,557 Points

"Create a do...while loop" Challenge getting: "Bummer: There was an error with your code: SyntaxError: Parse error"

Hi, I am getting a "Bummer: There was an error with your code: SyntaxError: Parse error" message with the code below. I have tried it in a Workspace and it works fine, but the Challenge is not accepting it. Please help.

let secret = "sesame"; do { secret = prompt("What is the secret password?"); } while ( secret !== "sesame" ) document.write("You know the secret password. Welcome."); console.log("You know the secret password. Welcome.");

2 Answers

Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,153 Points
Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,153 Points

This course may have been developed before ES2015 syntax was in common use. Try using "var" instead of "let".

And the challenge doesn't ask for anything to be logged to the console. That shouldn't hurt, but for best results with challenges, do only what the instructions ask for.

Duncan Murtagh
Duncan Murtagh
1,557 Points
Duncan Murtagh
Duncan Murtagh
1,557 Points

Thanks Steven. That worked.

It's quite annoying that this is a problem "This course may have been developed before ES2015 syntax was in common use. Try using "var" instead of "let"."