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

Posted by rick guzman
rick guzman
2,108 Points

Not adding up

Here it is my code but it is not responding...

// quiz begins, no answer correct var correct = 0;

// ask questions var answer1 = prompt('Name the best team in the NBA'); if (answer1.toUpperCase() === 'HAWKS'); { correct += 1; } var answer2 = prompt('Name the best MLB team'); if (answer2.toUpperCase() === 'DODGERS' || answer2.toUpperCase() === 'LA'); { correct += 1; }

if (correct === 2){ document.write('you are great'); } else if (correct === 1){ document.write('you are good') } else { document.write('watch espn'); }

Ryan Zimmerman
Ryan Zimmerman
3,854 Points
Ryan Zimmerman
Ryan Zimmerman
3,854 Points

Rick,

Best way to tackle this problem is to use console.log to see which variables are returning what.

1 Answer

Jennifer Nordell
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Jennifer Nordell
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Jennifer Nordell
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Jennifer Nordell
Treehouse Teacher

Well, you've got the logic! So kudos. It's the syntax that's tripping you up. You have some stray semicolons all over the place (mainly after your conditional statements). Remember a semicolon is used to end a statement. So if we want to ask if something is less than 5 we do it like this:

if(myNum < 5) {
  doSomeCodeHere();
}

Notice how the semicolon comes after each statement inside the block. Not after the parentheses in the conditional. I reworked your code so that it functions now. Take a look:

var correct = 0;

var answer1 = prompt('Name the best team in the NBA'); 
if (answer1.toUpperCase() === 'HAWKS')
 { 
    correct += 1; 
 } 
var answer2 = prompt('Name the best MLB team');
 if (answer2.toUpperCase() === 'DODGERS' || answer2.toUpperCase() === 'LA') {
    correct += 1; 
 }

if (correct === 2){ 
    document.write('you are great');
} else if (correct === 1) { 
document.write('you are good');
 } else {
 document.write('watch espn'); 
}

Hope this helps! :smiley:

rick guzman
rick guzman
2,108 Points

great...thanks..."semicolon" sold me out....