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

Derek Ebie
Derek Ebie
4,928 Points
Posted by Derek Ebie
Derek Ebie
4,928 Points

Parse error?

What am i doing wrong here to get a parse error?

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

if ( isAdmin) {
    alert('Welcome administrator');
}
else if (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>

1 Answer

Frederic Ronaldi
Frederic Ronaldi
13,732 Points
Frederic Ronaldi
Frederic Ronaldi
13,732 Points

Hi, i think else statement doesn't require () , so the code should look like this: 

var isAdmin = true;
var isStudent = true;

if ( isAdmin) {
    alert('Welcome administrator');
}
else if (isStudent) {
    alert('Welcome student');
}
else {
    alert('Who are you?');
}
Derek Ebie
Derek Ebie
4,928 Points
Derek Ebie
Derek Ebie
4,928 Points

Yes that did the trick. Thank you!