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JavaScript JavaScript Basics (Retired) Making Decisions with Conditional Statements Introducing Conditional Statements

Melker Holmgren
Melker Holmgren
2,065 Points
Posted by Melker Holmgren
Melker Holmgren
2,065 Points

Cant pass stage 2 in test: Javascript Basics - conditional statments

test: https://teamtreehouse.com/library/javascript-basics/making-decisions-with-conditional-statements/introducing-conditional-statements-2

I pass stage one with this code: var answer = prompt("What is the best programming language?");

when i go to part 2 of 3 and type this code:

var answer = prompt("What is the best programming language?"); <-- this line get error message: -"Oops! It looks like Tasl 1 is no longer valid" ???

if( answer.toUpperCase() === "JAVASCRIPT"){ alert("You are correct"); }

I have run this con on JSfiddle and it works perfekt. I have empty browser history and cash. I stll get this message? why?

app.js 
var answer = prompt("What is the best programming language?");
if( answer.toUpperCase() === "JAVASCRIPT"){
alert("You are correct");
}
https://teamtreehouse.com/library/javascript-basics/making-decisions-with-conditional-statements/introducing-conditional-statements-2
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="app.js"></script>
</body>
</html>
Peter Mumford
Peter Mumford
7,774 Points
Peter Mumford
Peter Mumford
7,774 Points

I was getting the exact same error, and couldn't figure out why. Then I reset the quiz, and did the quiz over from scratch, and it passed.

1 Answer

Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,271 Points
Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,271 Points

:point_right: Your code "works", but it is not what the challenge asked for.

The challenge asked you to check if the answer is the string 'JavaScript'.

It did not ask you to change case on the answer or to check if the answer is "JAVASCRIPT".

One secret to passing the challenges is to follow the instructions literally and don't get fancy and do extra stuff.