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![jason limmm](https://uploads.teamtreehouse.com/production/profile-photos/11869807/micro_yan_wei.webp)
jason limmm
7,581 Pointsbackground doesn't turn green
// delcare varaibles to prepare for other code const body=document.body; const input=document.querySelector("#number"); const submit=document.querySelector("button[type=submit]"); const randnum=Math.floor(Math.random()*10)+1;
// cheatcode console.log(randnum);
//wait for user to submit submit.addEventListener( 'click', function correctornah(){ if(parseInt(input)!== randnum){ body.style.backgroundColor="#ed4337"; } else if(parseInt(input)===randnum){ body.style.backgroundColor="#37ed5e"; } });
this a code for a random number guesser website and when i put the correct number the background doesn't turn green.
1 Answer
![Steven Parker](https://uploads.teamtreehouse.com/production/profile-photos/969492/micro_tool_chess_set_2.jpg)
Steven Parker
230,688 PointsSince "input" is assigned to an HTML element, parseInt(input)
will return NaN (not a number) which will never match a numeric value.
You probably meant to test the value entered instead (input.value
).
Also, it's not necessary to test for the opposite of a condition, a plain else
will do the same thing by itself.
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