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JavaScript JavaScript Basics (Retired) Making Decisions with Conditional Statements A Basic If Statement

AnJae O'loughlin
AnJae O'loughlin
465 Points
Posted by AnJae O'loughlin
AnJae O'loughlin
465 Points

What goes in parentheses?

This objective continues to ask me if i put 'true' in the parentheses for the conditional statement. I continue to swap between putting 'isAdmin' and 'true' in the parentheses and this is not working. Please help!

script.js 
var isAdmin = true;
var isStudent = false;

if ( isAdmin ) {
  prompt('Welcome administrator');
}
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="script.js"></script>
</body>
</html>

1 Answer

Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,236 Points
Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,236 Points

Your test is fine.

But the challenge said that when the tested condition was true, you should "open an alert". (you did a prompt instead).