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---
id: 5a2efd662fb457916e1fe604
title: Iterate with JavaScript Do...While Loops
challengeType: 1
videoUrl: 'https://scrimba.com/c/cDqWGcp'
forumTopicId: 301172
dashedName: iterate-with-javascript-do---while-loops
---
# --description--
The next type of loop you will learn is called a `do...while` loop. It is called a `do...while` loop because it will first `do` one pass of the code inside the loop no matter what, and then continue to run the loop `while` the specified condition evaluates to `true`.
```js
feat(curriculum): introduce let and const earlier (#43133) * fix: move "Explore Differences Between..." to basic JS, update seed and tests * fix: resequence "Declare String Variables" * fix: move "Declare a Read-Only Variable..." to basic JS, update seed and tests * fix: revert changes to non-English "Explore Differences Between..." test text * fix: revert test strings, solutions, and seeds for non-English challenges * fix: update "Declare String Variables" description * fix: sync quotation marks in description and seed * fix: modify note in "Declare a Read-Only..." challenge * fix: update operator and compound assignment challenges * fix: update string challenges * fix: update array and array method challenges * fix: update function and scope challenges, resequence slightly * fix: "Word Blanks" solution * fix: add spacing to seed * fix: concatenating += challenge spacing * fix: appending variables to strings spacing * fix: find the length of a string spacing * fix: removed instances of removedFromMyArray = 0 * fix: switch challenges * fix: function argument and param spacing * fix: update counting cards, object challenges, and record collection * fix: finish rest of Basic JS section * fix: introducing else statements solution * fix: update spacing and wording * fix: update wording for const challenge * fix: update functional programming challenges * fix: intermediate algorithms and cert challenges * fix: revert some spacing and remove comments for fp challenge solutions * feat: add notes with links to moved let and const challenges in first two es6 challenges * fix: update es6 intro text * Update curriculum/challenges/english/02-javascript-algorithms-and-data-structures/basic-javascript/concatenating-strings-with-the-plus-equals-operator.md Co-authored-by: Shaun Hamilton <shauhami020@gmail.com> * Update curriculum/challenges/english/02-javascript-algorithms-and-data-structures/basic-javascript/finding-a-remainder-in-javascript.md Co-authored-by: Shaun Hamilton <shauhami020@gmail.com> * Update curriculum/challenges/english/02-javascript-algorithms-and-data-structures/basic-javascript/global-scope-and-functions.md Co-authored-by: Shaun Hamilton <shauhami020@gmail.com> * Update curriculum/challenges/english/02-javascript-algorithms-and-data-structures/basic-javascript/iterate-through-an-array-with-a-for-loop.md Co-authored-by: Shaun Hamilton <shauhami020@gmail.com> * Update curriculum/challenges/english/02-javascript-algorithms-and-data-structures/basic-javascript/iterate-through-an-array-with-a-for-loop.md Co-authored-by: Shaun Hamilton <shauhami020@gmail.com> * Update curriculum/challenges/english/02-javascript-algorithms-and-data-structures/functional-programming/implement-map-on-a-prototype.md Co-authored-by: Shaun Hamilton <shauhami020@gmail.com> * Update curriculum/challenges/english/02-javascript-algorithms-and-data-structures/basic-javascript/declare-a-read-only-variable-with-the-const-keyword.md Co-authored-by: Shaun Hamilton <shauhami020@gmail.com> * fix: concatenating strings with plus operator seed * fix: add comments back to Declare a Read-Only Variable... seed * feat: add es6 to basic javascript redirect tests for let and const challenges * fix: revert "Concatenating Strings with Plus Operator" seed * fix: move test file to cypress/integration/learn/redirects, separate redirect tests Co-authored-by: Shaun Hamilton <shauhami020@gmail.com>
2021-10-25 16:55:58 +00:00
const ourArray = [];
let i = 0;
do {
ourArray.push(i);
i++;
} while (i < 5);
```
The example above behaves similar to other types of loops, and the resulting array will look like `[0, 1, 2, 3, 4]`. However, what makes the `do...while` different from other loops is how it behaves when the condition fails on the first check. Let's see this in action. Here is a regular `while` loop that will run the code in the loop as long as `i < 5`:
```js
feat(curriculum): introduce let and const earlier (#43133) * fix: move "Explore Differences Between..." to basic JS, update seed and tests * fix: resequence "Declare String Variables" * fix: move "Declare a Read-Only Variable..." to basic JS, update seed and tests * fix: revert changes to non-English "Explore Differences Between..." test text * fix: revert test strings, solutions, and seeds for non-English challenges * fix: update "Declare String Variables" description * fix: sync quotation marks in description and seed * fix: modify note in "Declare a Read-Only..." challenge * fix: update operator and compound assignment challenges * fix: update string challenges * fix: update array and array method challenges * fix: update function and scope challenges, resequence slightly * fix: "Word Blanks" solution * fix: add spacing to seed * fix: concatenating += challenge spacing * fix: appending variables to strings spacing * fix: find the length of a string spacing * fix: removed instances of removedFromMyArray = 0 * fix: switch challenges * fix: function argument and param spacing * fix: update counting cards, object challenges, and record collection * fix: finish rest of Basic JS section * fix: introducing else statements solution * fix: update spacing and wording * fix: update wording for const challenge * fix: update functional programming challenges * fix: intermediate algorithms and cert challenges * fix: revert some spacing and remove comments for fp challenge solutions * feat: add notes with links to moved let and const challenges in first two es6 challenges * fix: update es6 intro text * Update curriculum/challenges/english/02-javascript-algorithms-and-data-structures/basic-javascript/concatenating-strings-with-the-plus-equals-operator.md Co-authored-by: Shaun Hamilton <shauhami020@gmail.com> * Update curriculum/challenges/english/02-javascript-algorithms-and-data-structures/basic-javascript/finding-a-remainder-in-javascript.md Co-authored-by: Shaun Hamilton <shauhami020@gmail.com> * Update curriculum/challenges/english/02-javascript-algorithms-and-data-structures/basic-javascript/global-scope-and-functions.md Co-authored-by: Shaun Hamilton <shauhami020@gmail.com> * Update curriculum/challenges/english/02-javascript-algorithms-and-data-structures/basic-javascript/iterate-through-an-array-with-a-for-loop.md Co-authored-by: Shaun Hamilton <shauhami020@gmail.com> * Update curriculum/challenges/english/02-javascript-algorithms-and-data-structures/basic-javascript/iterate-through-an-array-with-a-for-loop.md Co-authored-by: Shaun Hamilton <shauhami020@gmail.com> * Update curriculum/challenges/english/02-javascript-algorithms-and-data-structures/functional-programming/implement-map-on-a-prototype.md Co-authored-by: Shaun Hamilton <shauhami020@gmail.com> * Update curriculum/challenges/english/02-javascript-algorithms-and-data-structures/basic-javascript/declare-a-read-only-variable-with-the-const-keyword.md Co-authored-by: Shaun Hamilton <shauhami020@gmail.com> * fix: concatenating strings with plus operator seed * fix: add comments back to Declare a Read-Only Variable... seed * feat: add es6 to basic javascript redirect tests for let and const challenges * fix: revert "Concatenating Strings with Plus Operator" seed * fix: move test file to cypress/integration/learn/redirects, separate redirect tests Co-authored-by: Shaun Hamilton <shauhami020@gmail.com>
2021-10-25 16:55:58 +00:00
const ourArray = [];
let i = 5;
while (i < 5) {
ourArray.push(i);
i++;
}
```
In this example, we initialize the value of `ourArray` to an empty array and the value of `i` to 5. When we execute the `while` loop, the condition evaluates to `false` because `i` is not less than 5, so we do not execute the code inside the loop. The result is that `ourArray` will end up with no values added to it, and it will still look like `[]` when all of the code in the example above has completed running. Now, take a look at a `do...while` loop:
```js
feat(curriculum): introduce let and const earlier (#43133) * fix: move "Explore Differences Between..." to basic JS, update seed and tests * fix: resequence "Declare String Variables" * fix: move "Declare a Read-Only Variable..." to basic JS, update seed and tests * fix: revert changes to non-English "Explore Differences Between..." test text * fix: revert test strings, solutions, and seeds for non-English challenges * fix: update "Declare String Variables" description * fix: sync quotation marks in description and seed * fix: modify note in "Declare a Read-Only..." challenge * fix: update operator and compound assignment challenges * fix: update string challenges * fix: update array and array method challenges * fix: update function and scope challenges, resequence slightly * fix: "Word Blanks" solution * fix: add spacing to seed * fix: concatenating += challenge spacing * fix: appending variables to strings spacing * fix: find the length of a string spacing * fix: removed instances of removedFromMyArray = 0 * fix: switch challenges * fix: function argument and param spacing * fix: update counting cards, object challenges, and record collection * fix: finish rest of Basic JS section * fix: introducing else statements solution * fix: update spacing and wording * fix: update wording for const challenge * fix: update functional programming challenges * fix: intermediate algorithms and cert challenges * fix: revert some spacing and remove comments for fp challenge solutions * feat: add notes with links to moved let and const challenges in first two es6 challenges * fix: update es6 intro text * Update curriculum/challenges/english/02-javascript-algorithms-and-data-structures/basic-javascript/concatenating-strings-with-the-plus-equals-operator.md Co-authored-by: Shaun Hamilton <shauhami020@gmail.com> * Update curriculum/challenges/english/02-javascript-algorithms-and-data-structures/basic-javascript/finding-a-remainder-in-javascript.md Co-authored-by: Shaun Hamilton <shauhami020@gmail.com> * Update curriculum/challenges/english/02-javascript-algorithms-and-data-structures/basic-javascript/global-scope-and-functions.md Co-authored-by: Shaun Hamilton <shauhami020@gmail.com> * Update curriculum/challenges/english/02-javascript-algorithms-and-data-structures/basic-javascript/iterate-through-an-array-with-a-for-loop.md Co-authored-by: Shaun Hamilton <shauhami020@gmail.com> * Update curriculum/challenges/english/02-javascript-algorithms-and-data-structures/basic-javascript/iterate-through-an-array-with-a-for-loop.md Co-authored-by: Shaun Hamilton <shauhami020@gmail.com> * Update curriculum/challenges/english/02-javascript-algorithms-and-data-structures/functional-programming/implement-map-on-a-prototype.md Co-authored-by: Shaun Hamilton <shauhami020@gmail.com> * Update curriculum/challenges/english/02-javascript-algorithms-and-data-structures/basic-javascript/declare-a-read-only-variable-with-the-const-keyword.md Co-authored-by: Shaun Hamilton <shauhami020@gmail.com> * fix: concatenating strings with plus operator seed * fix: add comments back to Declare a Read-Only Variable... seed * feat: add es6 to basic javascript redirect tests for let and const challenges * fix: revert "Concatenating Strings with Plus Operator" seed * fix: move test file to cypress/integration/learn/redirects, separate redirect tests Co-authored-by: Shaun Hamilton <shauhami020@gmail.com>
2021-10-25 16:55:58 +00:00
const ourArray = [];
let i = 5;
do {
ourArray.push(i);
i++;
} while (i < 5);
```
In this case, we initialize the value of `i` to 5, just like we did with the `while` loop. When we get to the next line, there is no condition to evaluate, so we go to the code inside the curly braces and execute it. We will add a single element to the array and then increment `i` before we get to the condition check. When we finally evaluate the condition `i < 5` on the last line, we see that `i` is now 6, which fails the conditional check, so we exit the loop and are done. At the end of the above example, the value of `ourArray` is `[5]`. Essentially, a `do...while` loop ensures that the code inside the loop will run at least once. Let's try getting a `do...while` loop to work by pushing values to an array.
# --instructions--
Change the `while` loop in the code to a `do...while` loop so the loop will push only the number `10` to `myArray`, and `i` will be equal to `11` when your code has finished running.
# --hints--
You should be using a `do...while` loop for this exercise.
```js
assert(code.match(/do/g));
```
`myArray` should equal `[10]`.
```js
assert.deepEqual(myArray, [10]);
```
`i` should equal `11`
```js
assert.equal(i, 11);
```
# --seed--
## --after-user-code--
```js
if(typeof myArray !== "undefined"){(function(){return myArray;})();}
```
## --seed-contents--
```js
// Setup
feat(curriculum): introduce let and const earlier (#43133) * fix: move "Explore Differences Between..." to basic JS, update seed and tests * fix: resequence "Declare String Variables" * fix: move "Declare a Read-Only Variable..." to basic JS, update seed and tests * fix: revert changes to non-English "Explore Differences Between..." test text * fix: revert test strings, solutions, and seeds for non-English challenges * fix: update "Declare String Variables" description * fix: sync quotation marks in description and seed * fix: modify note in "Declare a Read-Only..." challenge * fix: update operator and compound assignment challenges * fix: update string challenges * fix: update array and array method challenges * fix: update function and scope challenges, resequence slightly * fix: "Word Blanks" solution * fix: add spacing to seed * fix: concatenating += challenge spacing * fix: appending variables to strings spacing * fix: find the length of a string spacing * fix: removed instances of removedFromMyArray = 0 * fix: switch challenges * fix: function argument and param spacing * fix: update counting cards, object challenges, and record collection * fix: finish rest of Basic JS section * fix: introducing else statements solution * fix: update spacing and wording * fix: update wording for const challenge * fix: update functional programming challenges * fix: intermediate algorithms and cert challenges * fix: revert some spacing and remove comments for fp challenge solutions * feat: add notes with links to moved let and const challenges in first two es6 challenges * fix: update es6 intro text * Update curriculum/challenges/english/02-javascript-algorithms-and-data-structures/basic-javascript/concatenating-strings-with-the-plus-equals-operator.md Co-authored-by: Shaun Hamilton <shauhami020@gmail.com> * Update curriculum/challenges/english/02-javascript-algorithms-and-data-structures/basic-javascript/finding-a-remainder-in-javascript.md Co-authored-by: Shaun Hamilton <shauhami020@gmail.com> * Update curriculum/challenges/english/02-javascript-algorithms-and-data-structures/basic-javascript/global-scope-and-functions.md Co-authored-by: Shaun Hamilton <shauhami020@gmail.com> * Update curriculum/challenges/english/02-javascript-algorithms-and-data-structures/basic-javascript/iterate-through-an-array-with-a-for-loop.md Co-authored-by: Shaun Hamilton <shauhami020@gmail.com> * Update curriculum/challenges/english/02-javascript-algorithms-and-data-structures/basic-javascript/iterate-through-an-array-with-a-for-loop.md Co-authored-by: Shaun Hamilton <shauhami020@gmail.com> * Update curriculum/challenges/english/02-javascript-algorithms-and-data-structures/functional-programming/implement-map-on-a-prototype.md Co-authored-by: Shaun Hamilton <shauhami020@gmail.com> * Update curriculum/challenges/english/02-javascript-algorithms-and-data-structures/basic-javascript/declare-a-read-only-variable-with-the-const-keyword.md Co-authored-by: Shaun Hamilton <shauhami020@gmail.com> * fix: concatenating strings with plus operator seed * fix: add comments back to Declare a Read-Only Variable... seed * feat: add es6 to basic javascript redirect tests for let and const challenges * fix: revert "Concatenating Strings with Plus Operator" seed * fix: move test file to cypress/integration/learn/redirects, separate redirect tests Co-authored-by: Shaun Hamilton <shauhami020@gmail.com>
2021-10-25 16:55:58 +00:00
const myArray = [];
let i = 10;
// Only change code below this line
while (i < 5) {
myArray.push(i);
i++;
}
```
# --solutions--
```js
feat(curriculum): introduce let and const earlier (#43133) * fix: move "Explore Differences Between..." to basic JS, update seed and tests * fix: resequence "Declare String Variables" * fix: move "Declare a Read-Only Variable..." to basic JS, update seed and tests * fix: revert changes to non-English "Explore Differences Between..." test text * fix: revert test strings, solutions, and seeds for non-English challenges * fix: update "Declare String Variables" description * fix: sync quotation marks in description and seed * fix: modify note in "Declare a Read-Only..." challenge * fix: update operator and compound assignment challenges * fix: update string challenges * fix: update array and array method challenges * fix: update function and scope challenges, resequence slightly * fix: "Word Blanks" solution * fix: add spacing to seed * fix: concatenating += challenge spacing * fix: appending variables to strings spacing * fix: find the length of a string spacing * fix: removed instances of removedFromMyArray = 0 * fix: switch challenges * fix: function argument and param spacing * fix: update counting cards, object challenges, and record collection * fix: finish rest of Basic JS section * fix: introducing else statements solution * fix: update spacing and wording * fix: update wording for const challenge * fix: update functional programming challenges * fix: intermediate algorithms and cert challenges * fix: revert some spacing and remove comments for fp challenge solutions * feat: add notes with links to moved let and const challenges in first two es6 challenges * fix: update es6 intro text * Update curriculum/challenges/english/02-javascript-algorithms-and-data-structures/basic-javascript/concatenating-strings-with-the-plus-equals-operator.md Co-authored-by: Shaun Hamilton <shauhami020@gmail.com> * Update curriculum/challenges/english/02-javascript-algorithms-and-data-structures/basic-javascript/finding-a-remainder-in-javascript.md Co-authored-by: Shaun Hamilton <shauhami020@gmail.com> * Update curriculum/challenges/english/02-javascript-algorithms-and-data-structures/basic-javascript/global-scope-and-functions.md Co-authored-by: Shaun Hamilton <shauhami020@gmail.com> * Update curriculum/challenges/english/02-javascript-algorithms-and-data-structures/basic-javascript/iterate-through-an-array-with-a-for-loop.md Co-authored-by: Shaun Hamilton <shauhami020@gmail.com> * Update curriculum/challenges/english/02-javascript-algorithms-and-data-structures/basic-javascript/iterate-through-an-array-with-a-for-loop.md Co-authored-by: Shaun Hamilton <shauhami020@gmail.com> * Update curriculum/challenges/english/02-javascript-algorithms-and-data-structures/functional-programming/implement-map-on-a-prototype.md Co-authored-by: Shaun Hamilton <shauhami020@gmail.com> * Update curriculum/challenges/english/02-javascript-algorithms-and-data-structures/basic-javascript/declare-a-read-only-variable-with-the-const-keyword.md Co-authored-by: Shaun Hamilton <shauhami020@gmail.com> * fix: concatenating strings with plus operator seed * fix: add comments back to Declare a Read-Only Variable... seed * feat: add es6 to basic javascript redirect tests for let and const challenges * fix: revert "Concatenating Strings with Plus Operator" seed * fix: move test file to cypress/integration/learn/redirects, separate redirect tests Co-authored-by: Shaun Hamilton <shauhami020@gmail.com>
2021-10-25 16:55:58 +00:00
const myArray = [];
let i = 10;
do {
myArray.push(i);
i++;
} while (i < 5)
```