JS help with loop

cansat · 11-07-2012, 12:57 PM

Hi everyone,

I read around the forum before posting anything, and I seemed to get some answers that I needed for other assignments. I guess I should start with a short intro.

I am in a Networking program in College and am taking a intro to Javascript class. I am struggling a bit, but have asked questions elsewhere and have learned quite a bit from taking notes. It seems dificult at first, but when I look over something that works - it excites me and I learn how to do it without needing the codes on a piece of paper in front of me.

So for the code I need help with now, its the loop that I am having problems with. I have to use 'while loop' but unfortunately my text book is limited in explaining how to properly use it. The code below is what I have.

Essentially its a hi-lo game. I need to be able to let the user choose a number between 1-1000 and the game (which will choose the random number using Math.random) will let the user know if they have to go higher or lower.

I can get higher to work, but as soon as lower is prompted and entered, it ends the script. I think its because I have no loop, so its just ending the page as it stands. If anyone can advise me on how to get the while loop to work, that would be excellent!

I do appreciate all the work anyone can do to assist me!

Code:

<script type="text/javascript">

	var gameNumber = Math.floor(Math.random() * 1000) + 1;
		var Numberguess = 0;
		Numberguess ++;
			var guess;
				while (isNaN(guess) | guess < 1 || guess > 1000){
					alert ("Numbers must be within 1 to 1000");
						var guess = prompt("Guess a number between 1 and 1000");	
							
							if(guess < gameNumber) {
							guess = prompt("Enter a higher number");	
							} while ( guess < gameNumber ){
							guess++;
							}
							
							
							if(guess > gameNumber) {
							guess = prompt("Enter a lower number");
							} while ( guess < gameNumber ){
							guess++;
							}
							
						}
	
</script>

Philip M · 11-07-2012, 04:18 PM

Here you are. Please study and learn from it.

Code:

<html>
<head>
<body>

<script type = "text/javascript">
var gameNumber = Math.floor(Math.random() * 1000) + 1;
alert (gameNumber);  // for testing
var Numberguess = 0;
var guess = 0;

while (guess != gameNumber) {

if (guess == 0) {
for (var i=1; i<2; i++) {
guess = prompt("Enter a number from 1 - 1000", "");
if ((isNaN(guess)) || (guess == "" || guess < 1 || guess >1000)) {
alert ("You must enter a number between 1 and 1000!!  ");
i -- ;
}
}
Numberguess ++;
}

if (guess < gameNumber) {
for (var i=1; i<2; i++) {
guess = prompt("No - Enter a higher number", "");
if ((isNaN(guess)) || (guess == "" || guess < 1 || guess >1000)) {
alert ("You must enter a number between 1 and 1000!!  ");
i -- ;
}
}
Numberguess ++;
}

if (guess >  gameNumber) {
for (var i=1; i<2; i++) {
guess = prompt("No - Enter a lower number", "");
if ((isNaN(guess)) || (guess == "" || guess < 1 || guess >1000)) {
alert ("You must enter a number between 1 and 1000!!  ");
i -- ;
}
}
Numberguess ++;
}

}

alert ("Well done!  You guessed the number  " + gameNumber + " in " + Numberguess + " guesses");

</script>

</body>
</html>

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cansat · 11-08-2012, 01:28 AM

Hi Phillip,

Thank you for the response and code. As for your tidbit at the end - I could not agree more!

I also have a networking class that I was somewhat struggling with about a month ago. I got my boss at work (who took the program a few years back) to draw me a diagram of the OSI and TCP/IP layers to better explain it and now I understand better.

I do appreciate your assistance, and I will review the code thoroughly. It would be rather useless to just copy and paste other peoples code because eventually, when I get into the workplace, I am going to need to understand how to do these codes.

I do thank you again for helping me out!