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bavan .
2,638 PointsWhy does this code not work ?
what is wrong with my code ? , the javascript console says something is wrong on line 12 but I can't seem to figure out what https://w.trhou.se/h3t07vbrdz
I've noticed that after removing the diff1 and diff2 variables from the entire code , it starts to work just fine but why does it not work when they are there ?
1 Answer
Jason Anders
Treehouse Moderator 145,858 PointsHi bavan .
You code is looking great, and the errors you are experiencing is because of how you have the conditionals set up and where you are assigning those 2 variables that are giving you the problem.
Right now, you have the assignments happening inside of the if block of your conditionals which is checking if the guess does EQUAL the random number. If it does, great the person won. However, if it doesn't, the interpreter does not even see the code inside that block, so it is not seeing the assignments for those two variables.
When the interpreter gets to the else if and tries to use the variable diff2 it can't find it, because it was never assigned.
To solve this, you will need to move the diff2 assignment to inside the first else if and the diff1 to inside the second else if. Once done, the code does run perfectly.
Hope this helps.
Nice work!! :)
bavan .
2,638 Pointsbavan .
2,638 PointsThanks a lot for the clear answer !