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

Mariano Giustozzi
Mariano Giustozzi
3,351 Points
Posted by Mariano Giustozzi
Mariano Giustozzi
3,351 Points

It says that the content inside "Alert" does not appear (SOLVED)

When I run it the string inside "alert" doesnt show up and i cant figure out what am i doing wrong :( Any help?

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>
Mariano Giustozzi
Mariano Giustozzi
3,351 Points
Mariano Giustozzi
Mariano Giustozzi
3,351 Points

DONE IT! THE PROBLEM WAS THAT THE 'WELCOME STUDENT' HAD A SPACE AFTER THE "T"

Alexander Davison
Alexander Davison
65,469 Points

You found that out pretty fast :)

1 Answer

Alexander Davison
Alexander Davison
65,469 Points

Try alerting "Hello student" instead of "Hello student " with a space at the end of the string :)

Good luck

Hope this helps, Alex