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

Posted by Keith Mallett
Keith Mallett
2,891 Points

Alert Dialog Box

When testing my answer I get " I don't see "Welcome Student" in the alert box. Although Alert box pops up with Welcome Student in it.

Not sure what I am doing wrong.

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

if ( isAdmin ) {
    alert('Welcome administrator')
} else if ( 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>

2 Answers

Samuel Durkin
Samuel Durkin
48,402 Points
Samuel Durkin
Samuel Durkin
48,402 Points

Try uncapitalising "Student".

Jacob Mishkin
Jacob Mishkin
23,118 Points

The challenge ask you to alert the string "Welcome student", it is very peculiar as to what it wants.

huckleberry
huckleberry
14,636 Points
huckleberry
huckleberry
14,636 Points

This works just fine for me and I'm a bit confused about your question

When testing my answer I get " I don't see "Welcome Student" in the alert box. Although Alert box pops up with Welcome Student in it.

You say that you don't see Welcome student but rather you get an empty string in the alert box. But in the very next sentence you say that you DO get the alert box that pops up and it does indeed say Welcome Student.

soooo ... which is it? lol

Cheers,

Huck - :sunglasses:

edit: Have the syntax for blockquotes changed as of late?

Samuel Durkin
Samuel Durkin
48,402 Points
Samuel Durkin
Samuel Durkin
48,402 Points

He sees the test fail, but he sees what he believes is the correct string in the alert box.

The sentence is a bit messy, but I think it's quite clear that's what he means.