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

olu adesina
olu adesina
23,007 Points
Posted by olu adesina
olu adesina
23,007 Points

why doesnt this work?

var isAdmin = false; var isStudent = false;

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

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

if ( isAdmin ) {
    alert('Welcome administrator');
} else if (isStudent) {
    alert('Welcome student');
}
else (!isStudent && !isAdmin)
{
   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

Harry Clarkson
Harry Clarkson
7,677 Points
Harry Clarkson
Harry Clarkson
7,677 Points

Hi, when using else your saying if everything previously checked is false do this so no condition is required (the bit between the brackets).

p.s it still won't work as you need a question mark at the end of 'who are you' because of the question.

Timothy Schmidt
Timothy Schmidt
4,806 Points
Timothy Schmidt
Timothy Schmidt
4,806 Points

The else portion of an if...else statement doesn't get a condition. 

if ( condition1 ) {
 // code to run when condition1 is true
}
else if ( condition2 ) {
 // code to run when condition 2 is true
}
else {
 // code to run when conditions are false
}

In your code, you need to remove the condition from the else.

iuliana sagaidak
iuliana sagaidak
4,797 Points
iuliana sagaidak
iuliana sagaidak
4,797 Points

} else {

You don't need to put parenthesis in else, so take all that off, and don't forget question mark (?) in alert. Good luck!