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

Posted by cliffton belcher
cliffton belcher
2,899 Points

Condition Problems

Every time I get to the last step of the challenge it keeps on telling me that task one is no longer valid

app.js 
var answer = prompt("What is the best programming language?");
if (answer === 'JavaScript') {
  document.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

Salman Akram
PLUS
Salman Akram
Courses Plus Student 40,065 Points
Salman Akram
Salman Akram
Courses Plus Student 40,065 Points

Hi Cliffton,

You need to remove semi-colon after alert message (You are correct), and then add else statement. Be careful with brackets { }

var answer = prompt("What is the best programming language?");
if (answer === 'JavaScript') {
  document.alert("You are correct")
}  else  {
   alert("JavaScript is the best language!");
}
Olga Kireeva
Olga Kireeva
9,609 Points
Olga Kireeva
Olga Kireeva
9,609 Points

We don't need to use document object with alert method. Hope it helps.