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JavaScript JavaScript Basics (Retired) Making Decisions with Conditional Statements Introducing Conditional Statements

Posted by Andrew Alvarez
Andrew Alvarez
11,964 Points

JavaScript

Challenge Task 3 of 3

Add an else clause to complete the conditional statement. Inside the else clause add another alert that says "JavaScript is the best language!"

When I use the Alert it says oops task one isn't working what sould i do?

app.js 
var answer = prompt("What is the best programming language?");
if (answer === 'JavaScript') {
  alert("You are correct");
}
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="app.js"></script>
</body>
</html>

1 Answer

geoffrey
geoffrey
28,736 Points
geoffrey
geoffrey
28,736 Points

As stated, you have to add an else statement so.

var answer = prompt("What is the best programming language?");
if (answer === 'JavaScript') {
  alert("You are correct");
}else{
   alert("JavaScript is the best language!");
}

So to give more details, if ever the answer of the user isn't equal to "JavaScript", It'll be false and the code inside the if statement won't be executed, instead, It'll be "else" and the alert message telling "JavaScript is the best language!".