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

Brittany Smith
Brittany Smith
8,046 Points
Posted by Brittany Smith
Brittany Smith
8,046 Points

Task 1 passes but when I try Task 2 it tells me Task 1 is no longer passing?

When I try to check my work on Task 2 it tells me my Task 1 is no longer passing, but I go back to Task 1 and it passes. Sending me in an endless loop.

app.js 
var answer = prompt("What is the best programming language?");

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

3 Answers

doesitmatter
doesitmatter
12,885 Points
doesitmatter
doesitmatter
12,885 Points

alert(You are Correct); should be: alert("You are Correct");

Brittany Smith
Brittany Smith
8,046 Points
Brittany Smith
Brittany Smith
8,046 Points

Even if I correct that it still tells me that "Task 1 is no longer passing" sorry, I did correct that. I even tried erasing everything and retyping it in for task 2. idk what's going on.

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

if (answer === 'JavaScript') [
  alert("You are Correct!"); 
]
doesitmatter
doesitmatter
12,885 Points

hmm thats weird, I tried your exact code, with the quotes in it of course and it passed without error...

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

if ( answer === "JavaScript") {
 alert("You are Correct"); 
}
Brittany Smith
Brittany Smith
8,046 Points
Brittany Smith
Brittany Smith
8,046 Points

maybe it just wants double quotes instead of single quotes

doesitmatter
doesitmatter
12,885 Points

No this shouldn't matter at all, as long as you close the string with the same number of quotes as you started. If the problem persists you should ask the question again and tag a moderator

Brittany Smith
Brittany Smith
8,046 Points
Brittany Smith
Brittany Smith
8,046 Points

I was using square brackets instead of curly brackets

doesitmatter
doesitmatter
12,885 Points

Well thats no good.