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

Posted by Kathleen Matthews
Kathleen Matthews
6,335 Points

Javascript basics Conditional Statements exercise. I can't figure out why my code is incorrect, it works when I preview.

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

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

Ted Sumner
PLUS
Ted Sumner
Courses Plus Student 17,967 Points
Ted Sumner
Ted Sumner
Courses Plus Student 17,967 Points

JavaScript has the S capitalized. If I remember right, there are a few quizzes that are case sensitive that way.

Kathleen Matthews
Kathleen Matthews
6,335 Points

thanks! that was the problem. seems a little silly.

Ted Sumner
Ted Sumner
Courses Plus Student 17,967 Points

In some ways yes, but in other ways no. Most of these languages are case sensitive and they are trying to teach that (I think).