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

Posted by Sam Begdouri
Sam Begdouri
2,328 Points

I cannot figure out this challenge. I used && to ask is isStudent && isAdmin===false. What am I doing wrong?

var isAdmin = false; var isStudent = false;

if ( isAdmin ) { alert('Welcome administrator'); } else if (isStudent) { alert('Welcome student'); } else (isStudent && isAdmin===false); { alert('Who are you?'); }

//at "else (isStudent && isAdmin===false);" I even have tried without the semicolon. Still, it thinks it is wrong. How am I wrong? What am I missing here?

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

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

3 Answers

Chyno Deluxe
Chyno Deluxe
16,936 Points

Add a final else clause to this conditional statement so that if the isAdmin variable and isStudent variables are both false an alert opens with the message "Who are you?"

you don't need to ask if either is false. just add the scripts that need to run if the other two conditions are met.

var isAdmin = false;
var isStudent = false;

if ( isAdmin ) {
    alert('Welcome administrator');
} else if (isStudent) {
    alert('Welcome student');
} else  {
  alert('Who are you?');
}

I hope this helps

Hannah Mackaness
Hannah Mackaness
4,437 Points
Hannah Mackaness
Hannah Mackaness
4,437 Points

Thanks Chyno, it helped me too!

Chyno Deluxe
Chyno Deluxe
16,936 Points

Glad I could help =)

Jacques Simon
Jacques Simon
6,594 Points
Jacques Simon
Jacques Simon
6,594 Points

This is why i love Treehouse. Great community. Thanks for the help!

Chyno Deluxe
Chyno Deluxe
16,936 Points

Glad I can help you too! :)