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JavaScript JavaScript Basics (Retired) Making Decisions with Conditional Statements Add a Final Else Clause

Hello again, I must be missing something with this code Any suggestions

Keep receiving error message with else clause

script.js
var isAdmin = false;
var isStudent = false;

if ( isAdmin ) {
    alert('Welcome administrator');
} else if (isStudent) {
    alert('Welcome student');
}
} else (isAdmin||isStudent) }
alert("Who are you?")
}
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="script.js"></script>
</body>
</html>

1 Answer

Mohammed Al Qaraghuli
Mohammed Al Qaraghuli
3,170 Points

Hi

with else you don't need to use conditions , because the way it works if the conditions above didn't match so he is not an admin or a student, the message who are you will appear for everything else

else {
    alert("Who are you?");
}