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

Shlomo Twerski
Shlomo Twerski
588 Points
Posted by Shlomo Twerski
Shlomo Twerski
588 Points

how come step 1 breaks by step 3?

For some reason, when I got to step 3, step 1 stopped working. I don't know why...

app.js 
var answer = prompt("What is the best programming language?");
if (answer === "JavaScript") {
  alert("You are correct");
} else () {
  alert("JavaScript is the best language!");
}
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>
Niall Maher
Niall Maher
16,985 Points
Niall Maher
Niall Maher
16,985 Points

It stops working because the syntax you added to the third part breaks all of the code. I was confused by the very same thing.. The error is after your else statement you have "()". remove the brackets and it should run

1 Answer

Ted Sumner
PLUS
Ted Sumner
Courses Plus Student 17,967 Points
Ted Sumner
Ted Sumner
Courses Plus Student 17,967 Points

You have an extra () after else. This code passed:

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