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

Posted by Omar Ocampo
Omar Ocampo
3,166 Points

Add a final else clause to this conditional statement so that if the isAdmin variable and isStudent variables are both f

else { alert('Who are you?');

This does not working for me, could someone help me with the correct code please.

script.js 
var isAdmin = false;
var isStudent = false;
var error = false;
if ( isAdmin ) {
    alert('Welcome administrator');
} else if (isStudent) {
    alert('Welcome student');
} else ( error (isAdmin + isStudent); ){
        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

Owen McComas
Owen McComas
8,472 Points

The thing about an "else" statement, is that it doesn't need anything extra passed in. You use it like "if all of my past conditions do not match up, then return this". In this case, this would be the correct code. Its more simple than you think.

var isAdmin = false;
var isStudent = false;

if ( isAdmin ) {
    alert('Welcome administrator');
} else if (isStudent) {
    alert('Welcome student');
} else {
    alert('Who are you?');
}