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JavaScript JavaScript Basics (Retired) Making Decisions with Conditional Statements Introducing Conditional Statements

Aaron HARPT
Aaron HARPT
19,845 Points
Posted by Aaron HARPT
Aaron HARPT
19,845 Points

code challenge problem

I am having trouble with this code challenge. Any help would be appreciated.

Add a conditional statement that opens an alert dialog box with the message "You are correct" when the answer contains the string 'JavaScript'.

app.js 
var answer = prompt("What is the best programming language?");
if (answer === "Javascript" )  {
alert("You are correct");
}
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="app.js"></script>
</body>
</html>

3 Answers

jamescool
jamescool
44,592 Points

JavaScript is case-sensitive... There's a little hint. :)

Bryan Tidwell
Bryan Tidwell
3,473 Points
Bryan Tidwell
Bryan Tidwell
3,473 Points

James is spot on here. This isn't anything serious, just a minor typo.

"when the answer contains the string 'JavaScript'."

Make sure your string is exactly as needed in the exercise's instructions.

ori
ori
2,307 Points
ori
ori
2,307 Points

Another hint to add to help you solve this is to think about the: toUpperCase() Method http://www.w3schools.com/jsref/jsref_touppercase.asp

jamescool
jamescool
44,592 Points

Good point. However, I think the utility of the toUpperCase() method will depend on whether the exercise in question expects a program that will match the content (independent of capitalization) or the EXACT string "JavaScript". In other words, using this method will depend on what you're expecting of the user.

Bryan Tidwell
Bryan Tidwell
3,473 Points

Agreed. Aaron, you'll need it eventually, but this exercise doesn't use the toUpperCase() method in it's solution.