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The <dfn>equality</dfn> operator == is used to check if two values are equal. To compare two values, you'd use a statement like value == 8.

Below done++ inside your loop, add an if statement. The statement should check if done is equal to count using the equality operator.

--hints--

You should use an if statement in your loop. It should be added after done++.

js
assert.match(__helpers.removeJSComments(code), /while\s*\(\s*continueLoop\s*\)\s*\{\s*done\+\+;\s*if/);

Your if statement should use the equality operator to compare done and count in the condition.

js
assert.match(__helpers.removeJSComments(code), /while\s*\(\s*continueLoop\s*\)\s*\{\s*done\+\+;\s*if\s*\(\s*(?:done\s*==\s*count|count\s*==\s*done)\s*\)\s*\{/);

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js
const character = "#";
const count = 8;
const rows = [];

function padRow(rowNumber, rowCount) {
  return " ".repeat(rowCount - rowNumber) + character.repeat(2 * rowNumber - 1) + " ".repeat(rowCount - rowNumber);
}

// TODO: use a different type of loop
/*for (let i = 1; i <= count; i++) {
  rows.push(padRow(i, count));
}*/

let continueLoop = false;
let done = 0;

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while (continueLoop) {
  done++;

}
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let result = ""

for (const row of rows) {
  result = result + row + "\n";
}

console.log(result);