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

analyn jane calado
analyn jane calado
3,523 Points
Posted by analyn jane calado
analyn jane calado
3,523 Points

got stock by this code challenge!!

what's wrong?

app.js 
var answer = prompt('What is the best programming language?');
if (answer === 'JavaScript');
alert('You are correct');
else {alert('JavaScript is the best languge!')}
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>

1 Answer

Ryan Field
PLUS
Ryan Field
Courses Plus Student 21,242 Points
Ryan Field
Ryan Field
Courses Plus Student 21,242 Points

Hi, Analyn. You've just formatted your if statement incorrectly. They should look like this:

if ( /*conditional statement here, in regular brackets */) {
  //what happens if true;
} else {
  //what happens if false;
}

Note the use of parentheses ({ and }). Also note that there are no semicolons (;) except for the lines of code inside where what happens if the conditional statement is true or false.