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

Justin Houghton
Justin Houghton
4,560 Points
Posted by Justin Houghton
Justin Houghton
4,560 Points

Could someone explain to me where I went wrong with this conditional statement?

//question 1

var questionOne = prompt ('What is your name?');

if (questionOne = 'Justin') {
    document.write ('You are right!');
} else {
 document.write ('You are wrong!'); 
}

No matter what I type in the prompt, I still see "You are right".

1 Answer

Joe Beltramo
Joe Beltramo
Courses Plus Student 22,191 Points

In JavaScript, equality comparisons are done using either == or ===. Using a single = sign assigns the value on the right of the symbol to the variable on the left of the symbol. Therefore you are assigning questionOne the value of Justin

Try using ===

Justin Houghton
Justin Houghton
4,560 Points
Justin Houghton
Justin Houghton
4,560 Points

oh wow, that's embarrassing. I can't believe I didn't catch that. Thank you!