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JavaScript JavaScript Basics (Retired) Making Decisions with Conditional Statements Add an Else If Clause

Posted by Jean Romero
Jean Romero
12,568 Points

What is wrong with this code . it says "I dont see the 'welcome student message'"

Add an else if clause that tests to see if the isStudent variable is true. If it is then open an alert dialog with the message 'Welcome student'.

code: http://pastebin.com/jvUjwRh4

script.js 
var isAdmin = false;
var isStudent = true;

if ( isAdmin ) {
    alert('Welcome administrator')
} else if (isStudent === true) {
  alert('Welcome Student');
}
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="script.js"></script>
</body>
</html>

1 Answer

Steven Parker
Steven Parker
229,744 Points
Steven Parker
Steven Parker
229,744 Points

:point_right: The challenge is expecting to see "student" with a lower-case "s".

You wrote "Welcome Student", with a capital "S".

Also, while it works, you never need to compare a boolean against "true":
if (isStudent === true) :point_left: is the same as :point_right: if (isStudent)