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

Marc Sirianni
Marc Sirianni
1,216 Points
Posted by Marc Sirianni
Marc Sirianni
1,216 Points

Error with else if statement and alert box

my code is running and I'm getting an alert box that is providing the requested message but I'm getting the question 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>

1 Answer

elk6
elk6
22,916 Points
elk6
elk6
22,916 Points

Hi Marc,

You were so close. Just a technicality!

You wrote student with a capital S and the challenges can be very strict! ;)

Try it like this:

var isAdmin = false;
var isStudent = true;

if ( isAdmin ) {
    alert('Welcome administrator');
} else if (isStudent = true) {
    alert('Welcome student');
}