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1,820 PointsHow do I check a variable and pop an alert
I am not sure what is going wrong with my code.
const answer = prompt('What is the best programming language?');
if (answer === 'JavaScript') {
return alert('You are correct')
}
<!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>
2 Answers
Steven Parker
231,275 PointsYou can't use the keyword "return" here — it can only be used inside a function.
But "alert" don't pass any value back anyway.
Chyno Deluxe
16,936 Pointsyou'll need to remove the return
from the if statement.