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mustafa attaie
8,068 PointsStuck on a challenge, always reverts back to task 1
i believe the code i wrote is correct. When refreshing i pass the first task then when trying to complete the 2nd task it reverts back to the first task saying there is a syntax error?
var answer = prompt('What is the best programming language?');
if {
answer = "JavaScript"
alert("You are correct")
}
<!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>
2 Answers
Daniel Pérez
13,402 PointsThe "===" operator compares the value and the type, and that's what you need to complete this challenge.
var answer = prompt("What is the best programming language?");
if(answer === "JavaScript"){ alert("Your are correct"); }
Daniel Pérez
13,402 PointsHello, I think you should change the "=" operator to "==" operator to evaluate the string. And the "if" sintax is: if(condition) { code }. I hope it helps.
mustafa attaie
8,068 Pointstried the == for the variable I'm still getting a syntax error?