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JavaScript

Posted by joannabrumfield
joannabrumfield
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JavaScript Basics - Conditional Challenge Task

For some reason when I check my work it tells me that my first perimeter is no longer passing.. Everything still runs (including my prompt) so I am not entirely sure what the problem is.. Any ideas?

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

if(answer.toLowerCase() === "javascript") { alert("you are correct"); }

4 Answers

Dale Severude
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Try adding quotes around "javascript".

joannabrumfield
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I did and it still spit out the same error

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OK the syntax is good. Can you link to the exact challenge you are trying to do?

joannabrumfield
joannabrumfield
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https://teamtreehouse.com/library/javascript-basics/making-decisions-with-conditional-statements/introducing-conditional-statements-2

joannabrumfield
joannabrumfield
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Everything is working fine, I get my prompt, enter JavaScript, it downcases it and I get the alert I set up, but I am getting an error and it wont let me go to the third challenge because "the first parameter no longer passing."

Dale Severude
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I am thinking the challenge is broken, but am still looking to see if I am missing something.

joannabrumfield
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Thank you! I have already finished the rest of the JavaScript Basics course.. This is the onlything holding me back from my badge ;) And it was driving me crazy because everything was still running and looked fine.

Dale Severude
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Here is the working code for part 2. It literally needs to compare to "JavaScript".

if(answer === "JavaScript") {
    alert("You are correct"); 
}

I guess it requires very careful reading of the question.

joannabrumfield
joannabrumfield
2,078 Points

Oh goodness! So I don't even need to add the .toLowerCase(). Thank you!