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JavaScript JavaScript Basics (Retired) Making Decisions with Conditional Statements The Conditional Challenge

Posted by nagamani palamuthi
nagamani palamuthi
6,160 Points

can someone check this code from the conditional challenge please !

I have created this quiz for capitals , it may not be the shortest way but this is what I could think of . it is not executing . not even the prompt dialog.

https://w.trhou.se/0uogw6lbxa

5 Answers

Erik Nuber
Erik Nuber
20,629 Points
Erik Nuber
Erik Nuber
20,629 Points

Looking at your code, you need to change all score marks to either

score +=1

score += 0

using score === 0 isn't doing anything on it's own. This would be used to make a comparison in a conditional statement.

if (score === 0) {

} else {

}

If you just did score = 0 then you are resetting score to 0 everytime someone gets a question wrong so you would need to either do nothing with score or set it to score += 0

By using

score +=1

score += 0

You are in effect saying score = 1 + 1 + 0 + 1 + 0

Erik Nuber
Erik Nuber
20,629 Points
Erik Nuber
Erik Nuber
20,629 Points

Here is the code a bit cleaned up, the rest would follow the same way. You could be checking for "" but, at this point in the lessons, I don't believe that is necessary.

Also, just FYI the capital of the US is Washington DC.

var score = 0;
var q1 = prompt("what is the capital of India?");

if (q1.toUpperCase() === "NEW DELHI"){
  alert('right');
  score += 1;
} else {
    alert('wrong');
     score += 0;
  }
nagamani palamuthi
nagamani palamuthi
6,160 Points
nagamani palamuthi
nagamani palamuthi
6,160 Points

ya was too keen on seeing the code run than the info I was putting there. thanks anyways !

nagamani palamuthi
nagamani palamuthi
6,160 Points
nagamani palamuthi
nagamani palamuthi
6,160 Points

even after fixing the score variable the prompt box wont appear. does not look like it is executing at all.

Erik Nuber
Erik Nuber
20,629 Points
Erik Nuber
Erik Nuber
20,629 Points 
var score = 0;
var q1 = prompt("what is the capital of India?");

if (q1.toUpperCase() === "NEW DELHI"){
  alert('right');
  score += 1;
} else {
    alert('wrong');
     score === 0;
  }

var q2 = prompt("what is the capital of USA?");
if (q2.toUpperCase() === "Washington DC"){
  alert('right');
  score += 1;
} else {
    alert('wrong');
     score === 0;
  }

document.write("You got a score of "  + score + " points");
beatagozdziaszek
beatagozdziaszek
9,945 Points

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