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Kimberly Dolcin
4,369 Pointswhat is wrong with my if else statement?
var answer = prompt("What is the best programming language?") If (answer==="Javascript") { alert("You are correct"); }
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>
1 Answer

Jennifer Nordell
Treehouse TeacherHi there, Kimberly! First, you have a small typo which is causing a syntax error. You typed If
, but you meant to type if
. Note the capitalization here. Capitalization is important in programming languages just across the board. This is not specific to JavaScript.
Secondly, you should be checking to see if the answer was "JavaScript", but you are checking for "Javascript". Again, note the capitalization here.
Hint: going forwards just assume that literally everything is case-sensitive
Hope this helps!
Kimberly Dolcin
4,369 PointsKimberly Dolcin
4,369 Pointsthank you !!!