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JavaScript JavaScript Basics (Retired) Making Decisions with Conditional Statements Add an Else If Clause

Rashida Thompson
Rashida Thompson
3,760 Points
Posted by Rashida Thompson
Rashida Thompson
3,760 Points

Add an Else If Clause - I'm Stumped :-\

It has to be something really simple that I'm overlooking. The challenge asked me to add an esle if clause that would cause an alert if the var isStudent is true. I thought I did that but it keeps giving me a Syntax Error: Parse Error. Help please!

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

if ( isAdmin ) {
    alert('Welcome administrator');
} elseif ( isStudent === true ) {
    alert('Welcome student');
}
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

Rich Donnellan
MOD
Rich Donnellan
Treehouse Moderator 27,671 Points
Rich Donnellan
Rich Donnellan
Treehouse Moderator 27,671 Points

Rashida,

So close! There is definitely a syntax error present; hint: space!

Check out this MDN document on else if.

Rashida Thompson
Rashida Thompson
3,760 Points
Rashida Thompson
Rashida Thompson
3,760 Points

facepalm

Oh my gosh. Womp womp. Thank you so much, Rich! I needed that fresh set of eyes LOL

Rich Donnellan
Rich Donnellan
Treehouse Moderator 27,671 Points
Rich Donnellan
Rich Donnellan
Treehouse Moderator 27,671 Points

Haha! You're welcome! It's so easy sometimes to miss something seemingly so simple!