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

Posted by Richard Peirce
Richard Peirce
Courses Plus Student 828 Points

conditional statement is correct but something is wrong and I don't know what that might be to proceed

as per above, not sure what's wrong with my code. please can you help

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

Caleb Kleveter
MOD
Caleb Kleveter
Treehouse Moderator 37,862 Points
Caleb Kleveter
Caleb Kleveter
Treehouse Moderator 37,862 Points

Change 'Javascript' to 'JavaScript', making s upper case.

Richard Peirce
PLUS
Richard Peirce
Courses Plus Student 828 Points
Richard Peirce
Richard Peirce
Courses Plus Student 828 Points

ah ok, I'll try that. Thank you