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

Thaddeus Lorenz
Thaddeus Lorenz
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Posted by Thaddeus Lorenz
Thaddeus Lorenz
3,434 Points

Parse Error I dont know what im doing wrong, please help me

What am I missing?

script.js 
var a = 10;
if ( answer "a>b"); {
 alert("a is greater than b"); 
} else {
 alert("a is not greater than b"); 
}
var b = 20;
var c = 30;
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

udit bhargava
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udit bhargava
Courses Plus Student 2,461 Points
udit bhargava
udit bhargava
Courses Plus Student 2,461 Points

You should declare b and c variable above the if condition so that interpreter will understand about the b and c variable