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JavaScript JavaScript Basics (Retired) Making Decisions with Conditional Statements The Conditional Challenge Solution

Posted by Myles Cameron
Myles Cameron
2,225 Points

Is there any reason Dave specifically uses toUpperCase?

I'm assuming toLowerCase is just as valid? Is there a specific reason why I shouldn't use toLowerCase over toUpperCase?

Robert Richey
Robert Richey
Courses Plus Student 16,352 Points

You can use either, but as the program author, we have to pick one to more easily figure out what the user entered.

answer1.toUpperCase() === "RUBY"

// is equivalent to

answer1.toLowerCase() === "ruby"

2 Answers

Ayoub AIT IKEN
Ayoub AIT IKEN
12,314 Points
Ayoub AIT IKEN
Ayoub AIT IKEN
12,314 Points

hey !

it really depends on how you want the user's input to be treated, if you have a form and you have to enter the username's lastname in upercase, you just gonna uppercase the prompt or the text field ! and same thing for the lowercase method

Myles Cameron
Myles Cameron
2,225 Points
Myles Cameron
Myles Cameron
2,225 Points

Ok so it is purely a preference thing, as I suspected. Thank you all.