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JavaScript JavaScript Basics (Retired) Making Decisions with Conditional Statements Improving the Random Number Guessing Game

matthew augustine
matthew augustine
2,846 Points
Posted by matthew augustine
matthew augustine
2,846 Points

can't figure out why I am getting unexpected end of script error.. otherwise I actually think I understand !

var correctGuess = false; var randomNumber = Math.floor(Math.random() * 6 ) + 1; var guess = prompt('I am thinking of a number between 1 and 6. What is it?'); if (parseInt(guess) === randomNumber ) { correctGuess = true; } else if (parseInt(guess) < randomNuber) { var guessMore = prompt("Guess again, the number I am thinking of is more than " + guess); if (parseInt(guessMore) === randomNumber) { correctGuess = true; } else if (parseInt(guess) > randomNumber) { var guessMore = prompt("Try again, the number I am thinking of is less than " + guess); if (parseInt(guessMore) === randomNumber) { correctGuess = true; } } if ( correctGuess ) { document.write('<p>You guessed the number!</p>'); } else { document.write('<p>Sorry. The number was ' + randomNumber + '.</p>'); }

//error on console says it has to do with line 20 - my last curly bracket?//

Adam Beer
Adam Beer
11,313 Points
Adam Beer
Adam Beer
11,313 Points

Code

Wrap your code with 3 backticks (```) on the line before and after. If you specify the language after the first set of backticks, that'll help us with syntax highlighting.

      ```html
      <p>This is code!</p>
      ```

or you can use the snapshot function.

1 Answer

Steven Parker
Steven Parker
215,958 Points
Steven Parker
Steven Parker
215,958 Points

This error is most commonly caused by unmatched parentheses or braces. In this case, the program needs one more closing brace to be balanced.

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