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

Posted by Rio Asmara
Rio Asmara
2,625 Points

Script is working just fine, but I cannot get passed the challenge task

Bummer! Did you use === to compare the answer with the string 'JavaScript' like this: answer==='JavaScript

Checkout my script below

app.js 
var answer = prompt('What is the best programming language?');

if (answer==='Javascript') {
  alert('You are correct'); 
}
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>

4 Answers

Samuel Custer
Samuel Custer
2,683 Points
Samuel Custer
Samuel Custer
2,683 Points

The only difference I see is you check for "Javascript" instead of "JavaScript" (capital "S")

var answer = prompt("What is the best programming language?");

if(answer === "JavaScript"){
  alert("You are correct")
}
Jason Anders
MOD
Jason Anders
Treehouse Moderator 145,860 Points
Jason Anders
Jason Anders
Treehouse Moderator 145,860 Points

Hey Rio,

Samuel is correct. You just need a capital S.

The challenges are very picky and very specific. If you misspell a word, leave out a period or exclamation mark, or add code that wasn't asked for... you will get a Bummer!!!! Just keep that in mind for future challenges.

Welcome to Treehouse to both of you.

Keep Coding! :)

Rio Asmara
Rio Asmara
2,625 Points
Rio Asmara
Rio Asmara
2,625 Points

Wow.. thank you guys!

jason chan
jason chan
31,009 Points
jason chan
jason chan
31,009 Points 
var answer = prompt();

if (answer==="JavaScript"){
  alert("You are correct")
} else {
  alert ("JavaScript is the best language!");
}

done