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JavaScript JavaScript Basics (Retired) Making Decisions with Conditional Statements Review Boolean Logic

Posted by Ashley Abid
Ashley Abid
863 Points

Boolean Bump

I'm not really sure what to put in that middle space between username and password. I tried true but that didn't work. Help, please, Boolean logic befuddles me greatly. D:

if ( username === '' _________ password === '') { alert("Password or user name is missing"); }

2 Answers

Marcus Parsons
Marcus Parsons
15,719 Points

Hi Ashley,

The clue as to which boolean operator to use is within the alert box itself. It says "Password or user name is missing." Notice the keyword or there, so that means you need to check if either username or password are missing. The boolean operator for OR logic is two pipe symbols i.e. ||

Ashley Abid
Ashley Abid
863 Points
Ashley Abid
Ashley Abid
863 Points

Oh, thank you! I can't believe it was that simple. :D

Marcus Parsons
Marcus Parsons
15,719 Points

I think sometimes we just overthink the solution too much haha Happy Coding, Ashley! :)