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

Posted by suzan lohm
suzan lohm
1,892 Points

why won't this part pass?

won't pass this code, what is wrong?

app.js 
var answer=prompt('What is the best programming language?');
if (answer==='JavaScript') {
  document.write ("<p>You are correct</p>");
}
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>

3 Answers

Marcus Parsons
Marcus Parsons
15,719 Points

Hey Suzan,

The challenge wants you to use an alert box instead of document.write. You don't need any elements for an alert box.

var answer = prompt('What is the best programming language?');
if (answer === 'JavaScript') {
alert('You are correct');
}
Flavio Carvalho
Flavio Carvalho
26,636 Points
Flavio Carvalho
Flavio Carvalho
26,636 Points

Hi suzan,

Are you typing 'JavaScript' exactly that way? The string is case sensitive, if you type 'javascript' it won't work. Try including an 'else' document.write ("wrong answer"); type of thing to see if you get that back.

If so, then you'd need to test the string with a toLowerCase method, to make sure whatever way you type 'Javascript' it'll always be true.

See if that helps and let us know! :)

suzan lohm
suzan lohm
1,892 Points
suzan lohm
suzan lohm
1,892 Points

Thank you

Marcus Parsons
Marcus Parsons
15,719 Points

You're welcome!