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

Posted by MUZ140948 Tendai Bonde
MUZ140948 Tendai Bonde
6,613 Points

Task 2 of 3 in condtional statements

After entring the second task the first task is said to be no longer passing

app.js 
var answer = prompt ("What is the best programming language");
If (answer.toUppercase() === 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

Sara Hardy
Sara Hardy
8,650 Points
Sara Hardy
Sara Hardy
8,650 Points

In JavaScript "if" is lowercase. You have it capitalized. They don't want you to do .toUpperCase on the answer. JAVASCRIPT needs to be in quotes since it's a string, and it should be JavaScript (not caps). You are correct also needs to be in quotes since it's a string.

Sara Hardy
Sara Hardy
8,650 Points
Sara Hardy
Sara Hardy
8,650 Points 
var answer = prompt("What is the best programming language");
if (answer === "JavaScript") {
  alert ("You are correct");
}