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Austin Cascarelli
3,522 PointsWhy is it that the prompt function doesn't require a semicolon?
Is prompt("What is your name?") considered to be a statement?
1 Answer
Jason Anders
Treehouse Moderator 145,858 PointsHi Austin,
Semicolons aren't actually required in JavaScript. Unlike some other languages (i.e. Java), semicolons in JavaScript are just statement separators. At run time, the interpreter automatically adds the semicolons at the end of each statement / line. So, no that line would not require a semicolon, but "best practices" would say (although that is still being argued quite heavily among many coders) that there should be a semicolon there.
The only time semicolons are needed would be if you have multiple statements on the same line (i.e. the for loop conditionals).
As you progress and delve more into JavaScript, you will probably see both. It is important though that you stay consistent and/or follow the stylesheet with whom you are working.
Hope that answers your question. :)
Austin Cascarelli
3,522 PointsAustin Cascarelli
3,522 PointsThat did answer my question! Thanks, Jason