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JavaScript JavaScript Basics (Retired) Making Decisions with Conditional Statements The Conditional Challenge Solution

Posted by Aidan Palmer
Aidan Palmer
5,844 Points

.toUpperCase messing up my program?

//start the user off with NO correct answers
var correctAnswers = 0

//question 1
var question_1 = prompt("Who founded apple?")
var answer_1 = question_1

if (answer_1.toUpperCase === "STEVE JOBS") {
  alert("Correct!");
  correctAnswers += 1;
} else {
  alert("Sorry that's wrong. The correct answer is Steve Jobs");
}

there is my code, it works without the ".toUpperCase" method. Now, whenever I input "Steve Jobs" It gives me the else statement.

Cheo R
Cheo R
37,150 Points
Cheo R
Cheo R
37,150 Points 
if (answer_1.toUpperCase === "STEVE JOBS") {

Looks like you forgot to call the .toUpperCase function with parenthesis, ().

2 Answers

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

When calling a function, you must always have parentheses after the function name, even if it takes no arguments (as in this case):

if (answer_1.toUpperCase() === "STEVE JOBS") {
Hanan Fadah
Hanan Fadah
1,131 Points
Hanan Fadah
Hanan Fadah
1,131 Points

You Forgot the parentheses () right after .toUpperCase.