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JavaScript JavaScript Basics Making Decisions in Your Code with Conditional Statements Add an 'else if' Clause

Chris Hicks
Chris Hicks
2,876 Points
Posted by Chris Hicks
Chris Hicks
2,876 Points

add an else if clause basic javascript

i wonder if someone can help, the code is wrong for this challenge

script.js 
const isAdmin = false;
const isStudent = false;
let message;

if ( isAdmin ) {
  message = 'Welcome admin';
}

else if( iStudent ) {
   message = 'Welcome student';
}

3 Answers

Rabin Gharti Magar
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Rabin Gharti Magar
Front End Web Development Techdegree Graduate 20,928 Points

Hey Chris Hicks,

You have set isStudent variable to false, change it to true. And inside else if parentheses you have missed s, it should be isStudent. Your final code should look like this:

const isAdmin = false;
const isStudent = true;
let message;

if ( isAdmin ) {
  message = 'Welcome admin';
} else if (isStudent) {
  message = 'Welcome student';
}

Hope this helps!

Ave Nurme
Ave Nurme
20,907 Points
Ave Nurme
Ave Nurme
20,907 Points

Hi Chris

Two things to notice here:

  • on the 2nd line const isStudent should be set to true as in the original challenge
  • you have a typo here else if( iStudent ) { -> iStudent should be isStudent

Hope this helps!

Chris Hicks
Chris Hicks
2,876 Points
Chris Hicks
Chris Hicks
2,876 Points

Thanks very much, that has been a great help. Much appreciated.