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JavaScript JavaScript Basics (Retired) Making Decisions with Conditional Statements A Basic If Statement

slava vissoki
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slava vissoki
Courses Plus Student 1,709 Points
Posted by slava vissoki
slava vissoki
Courses Plus Student 1,709 Points

help with task

hi i need to complete this task , this what i write and it doesnt work please help:)

var isAdmin = true; var isStudent = false; if (isAdmin===true) { alert = ('Welcome administrator'); }

script.js 
var isAdmin = true;
var isStudent = false;
if (isAdmin===true) {
  alert = ('Welcome administrator');
}
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>

2 Answers

Steven Parker
Steven Parker
229,644 Points
Steven Parker
Steven Parker
229,644 Points

You're very close — except for a little typo.

:point_right: You have a stray equal sign (=) between the alert function and its parentheses.

Also, while it doesn't hurt anything, you never need to compare a boolean against true. You can test the boolean directly, like this:

if (isAdmin)
Yazeed Bzadough
Yazeed Bzadough
4,880 Points
Yazeed Bzadough
Yazeed Bzadough
4,880 Points

Hi Slava,

As Steven said, you have a stray = in your if statement. That's actually assigning the alert function to ('Welcome administrator'); If you wish to invoke the alert function, use parenthesis with the argument you wish to pass in.

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