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JavaScript JavaScript Basics (Retired) Making Decisions with Conditional Statements Add a Final Else Clause

Jack Floyd
Jack Floyd
4,145 Points
Posted by Jack Floyd
Jack Floyd
4,145 Points

If variables are both false what is the correct way to add a final clause?

var isAdmin = false; var isStudent = false;

if ( isAdmin ) { alert('Welcome administrator'); } else (isStudent) { alert('Welcome student'); } else { alert('Who are you?');

For this Challenge, I am not seeing why this is not passing.

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

if ( isAdmin ) {
    alert('Welcome administrator');
} else (isStudent) {
    alert('Welcome student');
} else {
  alert('Who are you?');
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>

3 Answers

Niko Doss
Niko Doss
Courses Plus Student 2,313 Points

change the first else statement to an else if statement, if you had even more statements they would also be else if statements and end with an else statement

Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,269 Points
Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,269 Points

It looks like you forgot the if part of "else if".

In your second condition, you need an if between the else and the conditional expression.

Simon Owerien
Simon Owerien
12,829 Points
Simon Owerien
Simon Owerien
12,829 Points 
if ( isAdmin ) {
    alert('Welcome administrator');
} else (isStudent) {
    alert('Welcome student');
} else {
  alert('Who are you?');

Using a condition in an else-Statement is not working. You have to use "else if(condition)".