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

Posted by Steven Montemayor
Steven Montemayor
3,395 Points

task one is no longer passing?

can anyone see what im doing wrong on this challenge?

app.js 
var answer = prompt('What is the best programming language?');
if (answer.toUpperCase() === 'JAVASCRIPT');{
  alert('You are correct');
} else{
  alert('Javascript is the best language!');
}
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

jacobproffer
jacobproffer
24,604 Points

Hey Steven,

Remove the semicolon towards the end of your if statement.

I've commented as to where the error is:

var answer = prompt('What is the best programming language?');
if (answer.toUpperCase() === 'JAVASCRIPT');{ // Notice the semicolon next to the opening curly brace? That is invalid JavaScript.
  alert('You are correct');
} else{
  alert('Javascript is the best language!');
}
Steven Montemayor
Steven Montemayor
3,395 Points

Thanks, that was the problem the whole time.