[Help needed] Javascript 'for' and 'while' loops doesn't seem to work?

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var n
var players = []

var rl = readline.createInterface(process.stdin, process.stdout);

rl.question("Enter number of players ", function(answer) {
	//Use number of players to generate array of player names

for (n = 0; n < parseInt(answer); n++) {
	var playerNumber = n + 1
	rl.question("Enter name of player " + playerNumber, function(answer) {
		players.push(answer)});
// stops prompting after asking for name of player 1?
	}
	rl.close;
});

rl.on('close', function(){

console.log("The players are: " + players.toString());
});

This works until “Enter name of player 1”, which the code stores the value of.
Code does not prompt the rest of the players. Why?

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I also tried replacing it with the ‘for’ loop with a ‘while’ loop, but it came out even worse.

var readline = require('readline');
var n
var players = []

var rl = readline.createInterface(process.stdin, process.stdout);

rl.question("Enter number of players ", function(answer) {
	//Use number of players to generate array of player names

while (n < parseInt(answer)) {
	var playerNumber = n + 1
	rl.question("Enter name of player " + playerNumber, function(answer) {
		players.push(answer)});
	n++;
// does not even start prompting name of player 1?
	}
	rl.close;
});

rl.on('close', function(){

console.log("The players are: " + players.toString());
});

It does not even begin prompting for the name of player 1. Why so? Help is appreciated :slight_smile: thanks everyone