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title: Prevent Infinite Loops with a Valid Terminal Condition
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## Prevent Infinite Loops with a Valid Terminal Condition
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- To prevent an infinite loop, the `while-condition` must reach a terminal condition to exit out of the loop.
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- So the error in this challenge occurs due to the condition - `i != 4` - in the for loop.
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- If you take a closer look at the code:
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```javascript
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function myFunc() {
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for (let i = 1; i != 4; i += 2) {
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console.log("Still going!");
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}
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}
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```
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- You will see that `i` is first initialised as 1 and after every iteration of the loop, `i` is incremented by 2.
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- Using this logic, after the first iteration - `i = 3` and the second iteration `i = 5`, the condition `i != 4` will never be met and an infinite loop will occur.
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## Solution:
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```javascript
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function myFunc() {
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for (let i = 1; i <= 4; i += 2) {
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console.log("Still going!");
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}
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}
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```
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