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

Posted by Ephraim Nyakpo
Ephraim Nyakpo
10,899 Points

Conditional Statement

Var answer = prompt('What programming language is the name of a gem?');

if( answer === 'Ruby'.toUpperCase()) { document.write("<p>That is right!</p>"); } else { document.write("<p>Sorry, that's wrong</p>"); }

Please need help if this conditional statement is correct?

2 Answers

Ephraim Nyakpo
Ephraim Nyakpo
10,899 Points

Hello Damien, its so clear now. Thanks very much for your answer.

Damien Watson
Damien Watson
27,419 Points
Damien Watson
Damien Watson
27,419 Points

Hi Ephraim, Did you mark the wrong answer as the correct response?

Damien Watson
Damien Watson
27,419 Points
Damien Watson
Damien Watson
27,419 Points

Hi Ephraim,

The 'toUpperCase' or 'toLowerCase' needs to be done on the answer, not the comparitor. Try this:

var answer = prompt('What programming language is the name of a gem?');

if (answer.toLowerCase() === 'ruby') {
  document.write("<p>That is right!</p>");
} else {
  document.write("<p>Sorry, that's wrong</p>");
}
Damien Watson
Damien Watson
27,419 Points
Damien Watson
Damien Watson
27,419 Points

or if you prefer:

if (answer.toUpperCase() === 'RUBY') { }