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JavaScript JavaScript Basics Making Decisions in Your Code with Conditional Statements Add a Final 'else' Clause

Posted by Khatia Bagaturia
Khatia Bagaturia
2,050 Points

That is my final Question about Javascript . I am stuck in here . what should I write ? what is my mistake. ? please

script.js 
const isAdmin = false;
const isStudent = false;
let message;

if ( isAdmin ) {
  message = 'Welcome admin';
} else if ( isStudent ) {
  message = 'Welcome student';
 }
( isAdmin + isStudent === false );
} else
 {
   message = 'Access denied';

1 Answer

Douglas Counts
Douglas Counts
10,060 Points
Douglas Counts
Douglas Counts
10,060 Points

The following line:

( isAdmin + isStudent === false );

is breaking up your if-then-else statement flow as it is after your closing } for the if statement above that line and you probably intended for that line to also be run with the line above it. Your if-then-else logic should look like so:

if ( isAdmin ) {
    // do something if isAdmin
} else if ( isStudent ) {
   // do something if NOT isAdmin but isStudent
} else {
   // do something if NOT isAdmin and is NOT isStudent
}

I think you are wanting to do this:

const isAdmin = false;
const isStudent = false;
let message;

if ( isAdmin ) {
   message = 'Welcome admin';
} else if ( isStudent ) {
   message = 'Welcome student';
} else {
   message = 'Access denied';
}

I hope this helps....

-Doug