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

I cannot see a reason for this error could someone put eyes on it please?

error: Bummer! Comparing strings is case sensitive. So 'Javascript' or 'javascript' is not equal to 'JavaScript'

app.js
var answer = prompt('What is the best programming language?');

if(answer.toUpperCase === '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>

1 Answer

Dale Severude
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Dale Severude
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Hi David,

Your code works correctly, but isn't what the challenge is asking for. Remove toUpperCase() from answer and compare to the word JavaScript exactly as asked for in the challenge.