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

Joseph Lewis
Joseph Lewis
1,493 Points
Posted by Joseph Lewis
Joseph Lewis
1,493 Points

How is this conditional statement wrong?

I keep getting an error once I enter the "else" part of the conditional. Not sure what I am doing wrong.

app.js 
var answer = prompt("What is the best programming language?");
if (answer === "JavaScript"); {
  alert ("You are correct");
} else {
  alert ("JavaScript is the best language!");
}
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

Alexander Davison
Alexander Davison
65,469 Points

It seems like you have an extra semicolon ; after the condition for your if statement. That is confusing JavaScript. Remove the extra semicolon and you should be good to go :smiley:

Happy C0D1NG! :grin:

:dizzy: ~Alex :dizzy:

Joseph Lewis
Joseph Lewis
1,493 Points
Joseph Lewis
Joseph Lewis
1,493 Points

Thanks Alexander! It's always some mundane error that gets me.