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

Posted by Clayton Bowland
Clayton Bowland
2,874 Points

conditional staements

not sure what im getting wrong on this challenge?

app.js 
var answer = prompt ('What is the best programming language?');
if (answer === 'Javascript') {
} else {
  document.write ("<p> You are correct! </p>");
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>

1 Answer

KRIS NIKOLAISEN
KRIS NIKOLAISEN
54,972 Points

You have the first task correct. The second asks you to open an alert if the answer is JavaScript.

if (answer === 'JavaScript') {
    alert("You are correct")
}