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

Posted by Benjamin Hedgepeth
Benjamin Hedgepeth
5,672 Points

Challenge Task - Using an IF conditional statement

Not sure what I'm missing in my code.

app.js 
var answer = prompt("What is the best programming language?");

if answer === "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>

2 Answers

James Auger
James Auger
565 Points
James Auger
James Auger
565 Points

Hello Benjamin, You're missing brackets between your condition and also have an extra equal sign that'll make it not work. Your example:

if answer === "JavaScript" { alert("You are correct"); }

Remove one equal sign and adding in the brackets will fix the code above, For example:

if (answer == "JavaScript") { alert("You are correct"); }

Jason Anello
Jason Anello
Courses Plus Student 94,610 Points

The === is fine. It checks if both sides have the same value and type.

James Auger
James Auger
565 Points
James Auger
James Auger
565 Points

Oh my bad, thank you Jason :)