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David Dassau
8,628 PointsNot sure why my code isn't working...
It seems to me like this should be the correct answer to this part of the challenge, but apparently I'm doing something incorrect.
var answer = prompt("What is the best programming language?");
if ( answer() === 'JavaScript') {
alert("You are correct");
}
<!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>
4 Answers
Leslie Heinzen
26,662 PointsHi David,
As Chyno said, a minor syntax error. Just take out the parentheses on answer inside of your conditional statement, like so:
if ( answer === 'JavaScript')
The answer variable is storing the data returned from the prompt() as a string, but it isn't a function itself. When you use parentheses like this: answer(), JavaScript looks for a function, but can't find one with that name in your code, so it returns an error.
Chyno Deluxe
16,936 PointsI am not sure which task you are on but you need to remove the () from answer().
mahmoud saeed
14,071 PointsJust echoing everyone else here. In your conditional, I am assuming you are wanting to check to see what the result of the prompt is, which you have stored in var answer. Your issue is that you are checking answer() which is checking a function. Your variable answer is not a function, it is simply storing the value of the prompt.
If you try to run your current code in Chrome, open up the console and you should receive an error with something along the lines of "answer is not a function"
To correct this, as others have stated, simply remove the () from the answer() check in your conditional.
SIMPLE SYNTAX ERROR HERE, no biggie :)
James Anwyl
Full Stack JavaScript Techdegree Graduate 49,960 PointsHi David,
if ( answer() === 'JavaScript')
Should be
if ( answer === 'JavaScript').
We want to get the value stored in answer, so we can just reference the variable name. Using () will 'call it'.
Example:
var answer = prompt("What is the best programming language?");
answer; // will give us the value entered into the prompt by user
answer(); // will give an error, as it attempts to call a function assigned to answer.
Hope this helps :)