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JavaScript JavaScript Basics (Retired) Making Decisions with Conditional Statements Using Comparison Operators

Posted by George Bejenaru
George Bejenaru
1,573 Points

I cannot get this

What is wrong here ??

script.js 
var a = 10;
var b = 20;
var c = 30;

if(a>b)
{ alert(" "+a+" is greater than "+b+" ");}
        else
        { alert(" "+a+" is not greater than "+b+" ");}
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>

2 Answers

Robert Clausen
Robert Clausen
12,336 Points
Robert Clausen
Robert Clausen
12,336 Points

Could you explain what is happening? Example, no alert box is displayed? wrong alert box is displayed?

Jonathan Grieve
MOD
Jonathan Grieve
Treehouse Moderator 91,253 Points
Jonathan Grieve
Jonathan Grieve
Treehouse Moderator 91,253 Points

I think the problem is you're trying to echo out the variable values into your strings but the challenge doesn't want them. Remember there's only 2 possibilities.. A is either greater than B or it isn't.. and that's all you need in your string.

if(a>b) { 
  alert("a is greater than b");
} else { 
  alert("a is not greater than b");       
       }

Also remember the string has to match exactly.