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

Posted by niels Lostaunau
niels Lostaunau
638 Points

not sure what i am missing there

thank you !

app.js 
var answer = prompt('What is the best programming language?')
if ( answer === 'JavaScript'){
  alert ("You are correct")};
else ( 
  Alert ("JavaScript is the best language!");
  )
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>
PBCS Staff
PBCS Staff
8,522 Points
PBCS Staff
PBCS Staff
8,522 Points

The second call to the alert() function should be lowercase "A".

1 Answer

Steven Parker
Steven Parker
230,274 Points
Steven Parker
Steven Parker
230,274 Points

It looks like you have two issues:

  • no matching closing brace at the end of the "if" code block (before the "else")
  • the spelling of "Alert" with a capital "A" instead of "alert"