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JavaScript JavaScript Basics (Retired) Making Decisions with Conditional Statements Using Comparison Operators

i think my mistake is in the if close, I need some guidance thank you

Is there any mistakes in the else close ?

script.js
var a = 10;
var b = 20;
var c = 30;
if ( a>b)[
alert ("a is greater than b")
  }
  else{
  alert( "a is not greter than b" )
  };
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

Two errors:

  • :warning: On the line if (a > b) [ you used an opening bracket [ instead of the opening brace {
  • :warning: Typo: You said "greter" instead of "greater" in the string within the else

Binggoo!! thank you for answering, I was completely lost