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JavaScript JavaScript Basics (Retired) Making Decisions with Conditional Statements Review Else If Clauses and JavaScript Comments

Abir Ahmed
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Abir Ahmed
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Posted by Abir Ahmed
Abir Ahmed
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Why in the following code the first condition passed so only it's code ran? Can you please explain

var itemToBuy = ''; var savings = 1000; if ( savings > 500 ) { itemToBuy = 'Computer'; } else if ( savings > 200 ) { itemToBuy = 'Phone'; } else if ( savings > 0 ) { itemToBuy = 'Dinner'; } else { itemToBuy = '...still saving...'; }

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Joshua Paulson
Joshua Paulson
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Joshua Paulson
Joshua Paulson
37,085 Points

Remember, IF and ELSE IF. They are conditional and need to determine what part of the code is true.

Savings = 1000 --- Therefor --- Things to buy = Computer

(ELSE IF) Savings = something less than 500 = One of the other conditions.

More simply, If true = true else if true = false

True is equal to true so it passes and the true equals false doesn't run.

Hope that helps.