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

Posted by Michelangelo Veal
Michelangelo Veal
1,845 Points

how would you write a conditional statement for an else clause to test two variables ?

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

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

2 Answers

KRIS NIKOLAISEN
KRIS NIKOLAISEN
54,971 Points
KRIS NIKOLAISEN
KRIS NIKOLAISEN
54,971 Points

Else statements don't have conditions. They execute when all previous conditions are false. In this case when the else statement is reached isAdmin and isStudent have already been tested as false. Some changes to make:

  • Remove the = after isAdmin
  • Remove the condition after else
  • Place a question mark after "Who are you"
Michelangelo Veal
Michelangelo Veal
1,845 Points
Michelangelo Veal
Michelangelo Veal
1,845 Points

this still didn't work

KRIS NIKOLAISEN
KRIS NIKOLAISEN
54,971 Points

Can you post your updated code?