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

Ran Pur
Ran Pur
536 Points
Posted by Ran Pur
Ran Pur
536 Points

Please help

I need some assistance, please. I am not sure where my error is.

script.js 
var isAdmin = false;
var isStudent = true;

if ( isAdmin ) {
    alert('Welcome administrator');
}
else if ('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>

1 Answer

Steven Parker
Steven Parker
229,785 Points
Steven Parker
Steven Parker
229,785 Points

The parentheses following an "if" (or "else if") enclose the condition to be tested. But the string that should be part of an "alert" is there now.

Also, the conditional expression should not have a semicolon between it and the code to be executed.