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JavaScript JavaScript Basics (Retired) Making Decisions with Conditional Statements Add an Else If Clause

Posted by Michael Jasinski
Michael Jasinski
7,427 Points

isStudent message. else if

I am having an issues with this part. I think I have the correct I have looked at others answers and it looks correct, but I guess not.

Any Ideas here?

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

if ( isAdmin ) {
    alert('Welcome administrator')
} else if (isStudent){
  alert('Welcome Student');
}
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>

5 Answers

pi R
pi R
12,720 Points

You have a typo on the alert message: it should be "Welcome student" and you typed: "Welcome Student" (change the S => s)

Abe : no need to add ===true, the variable is declared as true at the top;

edit: ahh.. 3 minutes late after privacypls ;)

Abe Layee
Abe Layee
8,378 Points
Abe Layee
Abe Layee
8,378 Points

The question is asking to test if isStudent is true. I mean you got most of the code correct except you forgot to add the true statement.

var isAdmin = false;
var isStudent = true;

if ( isAdmin ) {
    alert('Welcome administrator')
} else if (isStudent===true;){ //is student set to true? 
  alert('Welcome Student');
}
privacypls
privacypls
2,478 Points
privacypls
privacypls
2,478 Points

Is the answer case sensitive? Try changing....

javascript alert('Welcome Student');

to:

javascript alert('Welcome student');

Mat Morris
Mat Morris
10,292 Points
Mat Morris
Mat Morris
10,292 Points

The answer is case sensitive. If you type 'Welcome Student' it WILL NOT work. I did that.

Michael Jasinski
Michael Jasinski
7,427 Points
Michael Jasinski
Michael Jasinski
7,427 Points

Thank you all for the help on this! Sometimes you just have to rework the wording.