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JavaScript JavaScript Basics (Retired) Making Decisions with Conditional Statements Add a Final Else Clause

M Angele U. GASANA
M Angele U. GASANA
5,500 Points
Posted by M Angele U. GASANA
M Angele U. GASANA
5,500 Points

add a final else clause

I have been checking this code over and over again and I can't find what I am doing wrong! can somebody help me please?

script.js 
var isAdmin = false;
var isStudent = false;

if ( isAdmin ) {
    alert('Welcome administrator');
} else if (isStudent){
    alert('Welcome student');
} else {
    alert('who are you?');
}
index.html 
<!DOCTYPE HTML>
<html>
<head>
  <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8">
  <title>JavaScript Basics</title>
</head>
<body>
<script src="script.js"></script>
</body>
</html>

1 Answer

Steven Parker
Steven Parker
229,744 Points
Steven Parker
Steven Parker
229,744 Points

It's just a spelling/typo issue. The challenge asked for the message to be "Who are you?" (with a capital "W"), but the code here is showing 'who are you?' (all lower-case).