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Hope Davis
608 PointsI don't understand how the else if in the conditional statement is giving a syntax error. Please help.
var isAdmin = false; var isStudent = true;
if ( isAdmin ) { alert('Welcome administrator'); } else if (isStudent) { alert ('Welcome student') ;
var isAdmin = false;
var isStudent = true;
if ( isAdmin ) {
alert('Welcome administrator');
} else (isStudent) {
alert ('Welcome student') ;
<!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
Alexandra Edwards
4,686 PointsYes, Charlie is correct that you need an else if statement, but there are also syntax errors as you mentioned you were having. I made some comments below:
var isAdmin = false;
var isStudent = true;
if ( isAdmin ) {
alert('Welcome administrator');
} else (isStudent) { //something missing on this line to complete the challenge.
alert('Welcome student') ; //space not needed between alert and () but not sure that matters
//syntax error and something needed on this empty line.
Good luck! Let me know if you need any more help. :)
Charlie Harcourt
8,046 PointsThe question is asking for it to be an 'else if' and not an 'else' statement.
if ( isAdmin ) { alert('Welcome administrator'); } else if (isStudent) { alert('Welcome student'); }