6/7 code won't run

[betasolver80801]

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my code will not run. when I click “run”, it keeps on showing as “loading” (the circle/spinning sign) but never completes loading. there is no error message because the code won’t finish running.

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var cards = [‘Diamond’, ‘Spade’, ‘Heart’, ‘Club’];
var currentCard = ‘Heart’;

while (currentCard !== ‘Spade’); {
console.log(currentCard);

var randomNumber = Math.floor(Math.random() * 4);

currentCard = cards[randomNumber];
}

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[codexthon]

Hi @betasolver80801,

Your code is creating an infinite loop, that is why the circle keeps spinning and never complete.

You have an extra semicolon:

while (currentCard !== 'Spade'); {  // <=== look here

Explanation:

Even though it’s just one extra semicolon, what it does will change your code significantly. Basically, the semicolon acts like a full stop in a sentence, causing your code block (after the while condition), the code in the curly bracket { } not executing at all. Hence, the currentCard is always 'Heart' and the loop will keep looping forever.

Remove that semicolon, that should work. Cheers

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[betasolver80801]

oh that makes so much sense! thank you so much!! (also, thanks for the tips on formatting!)