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JavaScript JavaScript Basics (Retired) Making Decisions with Conditional Statements Introducing Conditional Statements

pamela guy
PLUS
pamela guy
Courses Plus Student 4,311 Points
Posted by pamela guy
pamela guy
Courses Plus Student 4,311 Points

Add an else clause to complete the conditional statement. Inside the else clause add another alert that says "JavaScript

I change it again still not working.

app.js 
var answer = prompt("What is the best programming language?");
if(answer === "JavaScript");{
alert("You are correct");
} else {
  alert("JavaScript is the best language");
}
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="app.js"></script>
</body>
</html>
saber
saber
13,276 Points

Hi Pamela,

You have a semicolon after your first if statement in app.js right before the first {

Try getting rid of that to see if it solves your problem.

1 Answer

Thayer Y
Thayer Y
29,789 Points
Thayer Y
Thayer Y
29,789 Points

rid of the ;

var answer = prompt("What is the best programming language?");
if(answer ==="JavaScript") { 
  alert("You are correct"); 
}else {
  alert("JavaScript is the best language!");
}