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JavaScript JavaScript Basics Making Decisions in Your Code with Conditional Statements Boolean Values

James Summers
James Summers
704 Points
Posted by James Summers
James Summers
704 Points

can you put a conditional statement inside a conditional statement

I was just wondering if you could put a conditional statement inside of another conditional statement like this: const number = prompt("Guess a number:"); if (+number === 7) { alert("You were right!"); }else { const NuMbEr = prompt("Sorry! Guess again!"); 

 if (+NuMbEr === 7) { 
alert("You were right!");

}else { alert("Sorry! The number was seven!");

} }

Just wondering.

1 Answer

Steven Parker
Steven Parker
229,732 Points
Steven Parker
Steven Parker
229,732 Points

Sure, you can nest conditionals as deeply as needed. But after several layers it could make your program difficult to read and maintain, so you should consider your logic in case there might be a simpler approach to do the job.

Also remember your other options, such as "else if" and "case" statements.