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JavaScript

Posted by Unsubscribed User
Unsubscribed User
17,284 Points

Need Help Please

Add an else clause to complete the conditional statement. Inside the else clause add another alert that says "JavaScript is the best language!"

My code...

var answer = prompt('What is the best programming language?');
if (answer === 'JavaScript') {
   alert = ("<p>You are correct</p>");
} else  {
   alert = ("<p>JavaScript is the best language!</p>");
}

What am I doing wrong here? Thanks

4 Answers

paul white
paul white
13,958 Points

Just remove the "=" from the Alerts:

var answer = prompt('What is the best programming language?');
if (answer === 'JavaScript') {
   alert("<p>You are correct</p>");
} else  {
   alert("<p>JavaScript is the best language!</p>");
}

But also within the alert function the html p tags may not be necessary

Umar A
Umar A
4,041 Points

I was gonna say the same thing. Good job

Sobin Sebastian
Sobin Sebastian
5,348 Points
Sobin Sebastian
Sobin Sebastian
5,348 Points

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

Tommy Gebru
Tommy Gebru
30,164 Points
Tommy Gebru
Tommy Gebru
30,164 Points

Hey Dana

try removing the paragraph tags and tell me if that works

Unsubscribed User
Unsubscribed User
17,284 Points
Unsubscribed User
Unsubscribed User
17,284 Points

It passed with the paragraph tags, I just needed to remove the "=". I used the paragraph tags because that's the way the video tut was showing it. Thanks guys.