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Full Stack JavaScript Techdegree Student 9,400 Pointsvar answer = prompt("What is the best programming language?"); if ( answer.toUpperCase ===
var answer = prompt("What is the best programming language?"); if ( answer.toUpperCase === ("RUBY")) { Alert("you are correct") }
2 Answers
Steven Parker
231,599 PointsYou forgot to ask a question, but I'm guessing you want to know why the code snippet doesn't work.
When you call a function or method, you must put parentheses after the name, even if you are not passing any arguments. So instead of "answer.toUpperCase
", you should write "answer.toUpperCase()
".
Benoit Tordeurs
Full Stack JavaScript Techdegree Student 9,400 PointsI did not work out I have still same problem
Steven Parker
231,599 PointsMaybe not the "same" problem.
Instead of "Alert" (with capital "A"), write "alert" (lower-case "a").
To make code in future questions easier to read, use the instructions for code formatting in the Markdown Cheatsheet pop-up below the "Add an Answer" area. Or watch this video on code formatting.