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

Rishit Shah
Rishit Shah
4,975 Points
Posted by Rishit Shah
Rishit Shah
4,975 Points

syntax error

I had to check if the string entered in prompt is javascript and if yes return the answer You are correct. Here is my code. What am i doing wrong?

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>

2 Answers

Niyamat Almass
Niyamat Almass
8,176 Points
Niyamat Almass
Niyamat Almass
8,176 Points

Hi Rishit Shah.There was a problem in your code .You entered ==== instead of ===. The exact code is

app.js 
var answer = prompt('What is the best programming language?');
if (answer === 'JavaScript') {
alert("You are correct");
}
Michael Ramnarine
Michael Ramnarine
12,290 Points
Michael Ramnarine
Michael Ramnarine
12,290 Points 
var answer = prompt('what is the best programming language?');

if(answer === 'JavaScript')
{
  alert('You are correct');
}

remember to double check the punctuation of the syntax first, more often than not in coding that is the problem. "====" is supposed to be "==="