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JavaScript JavaScript Basics (Retired) Making Decisions with Conditional Statements Introducing Conditional Statements

Posted by briand
briand
4,254 Points

Can not get JavaScript introduction to conditionals challenge to work

In the first challenge in this course, I do task 1 and am told everything is working. I move on to task 2 and when I check my work I am told that task 1 has stopped working, but I have not changed it.

The prompt box pops up and if I fill in JavaScript I get an alert box telling my 'You are correct'

Could someone tell me where I am going wrong?

app.js 
var answer = prompt('What is the best programming language?');
if ( answer.toUpperCase() === 'JAVASCRIPT' ) {
  alert('You are correct');
}
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="app.js"></script>
</body>
</html>

3 Answers

Robert Lyon
Robert Lyon
7,551 Points
Robert Lyon
Robert Lyon
7,551 Points

After having looked at the exercise there is nothing wrong with your code but the exercise isnt expecting you to use the toUpperCase() method. It is looking for a more simple answer.

var answer = prompt('What is the best programming language?');
if ( answer === 'JavaScript' ) {
  alert('You are correct');
}

I tried this code in the editor and it passed.

briand
briand
4,254 Points
briand
briand
4,254 Points

That was quick! Thanks. Will take the toUpperCase out and see how it goes.

Faith Pena
Faith Pena
4,025 Points
Faith Pena
Faith Pena
4,025 Points

Thanks! helped me out too!