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

Posted by Harcharan Riyait
Harcharan Riyait
1,625 Points

how do you specify multiple variable? Example: else (isAdmin, isStudent = false)

how do you specify multiple variable?

Example: else (isAdmin, isStudent = false)

The above statement needs to check if both are false.

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

if ( isAdmin ) {
    alert('Welcome administrator')
} else if (isStudent) {
    alert('Welcome student')
} else (isAdmin=false)
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>

4 Answers

Unsubscribed User
Unsubscribed User
6,144 Points
Unsubscribed User
Unsubscribed User
6,144 Points

I don't think you need a condition in your else statement.

Just wait, in the same stage, you'll learn how to do it ('Combining multiple tests into a single condition').

Abe Layee
Abe Layee
8,378 Points
Abe Layee
Abe Layee
8,378 Points

You can test multiply conditions using the AND && operator. When using the && operator, both conditions must be true for it to run. Something like this

var isAdmin = false;
var inStudent = false;

if (isAdmin === false && inStudent === false) { // this will check to see it both condition are true.
     console.log("Welcome stundent and admin")
}
  else {
   alert("Who are you?")
}
Harcharan Riyait
Harcharan Riyait
1,625 Points
Harcharan Riyait
Harcharan Riyait
1,625 Points

@Antoine: Hi both. Thanks for your replies. I reviewed the video and confirmed that I don`t need to specify the variables as false because the else condition is the end of the pipe. I already asked the code to check if the variables were true in the else if parts. Thanks for the help.

@Abraham: Thanks for the tip. That goes in the notebook ☺