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

Posted by SHAWNELL HARRISON
SHAWNELL HARRISON
16,282 Points

Help, I beg of thee

I cannot figure out the right code on this one/Can you help me?

script.js 
if ( ) {
    alert('This is true');
} else {
    alert('This is false');
}
if (true) {
    alert('This is true');
} else {
    alert('This is false');
}
index.html 
<!DOCTYPE HTML>
<html>
<head>
  <meta charset="UTF-8">
  <title>JavaScript Basics</title>
</head>
<body>
<script src="script.js"></script>
</body>
</html>

1 Answer

Heidi Fryzell
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Heidi Fryzell
Front End Web Development Treehouse Moderator 25,178 Points
Heidi Fryzell
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Heidi Fryzell
Front End Web Development Treehouse Moderator 25,178 Points

I think your second try is correct. Just delete your first if/else statement.

I think this will work:

if (true) {
    alert('This is true');
} else {
    alert('This is false');
}
SHAWNELL HARRISON
SHAWNELL HARRISON
16,282 Points

Thank you so much