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Start your free trialNaiyana Williams
9,932 PointsI'm getting an error saying to make sure I am writing the conditional statement correctly. What am I missing?
const a = 10;
const b = 20;
const c = 30;
if (a > b) {
console.log("a is greater than b");
} else {
console.log("a is NOT greater than b");
}
<!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>
Steven Parker
231,265 PointsIt's supplied that way by the challenge. And it's not case-sensitive, though its far more common to see it they way you are suggesting.
3 Answers
Steven Parker
231,265 PointsOdd, the code looks OK so I pasted it directly into the challenge and it passed.
Try restarting your browser?
Naiyana Williams
9,932 PointsThe craziest thing actually; I removed the space between "if" and "(" and it accepted it. Wild. Thank you both for your input!
Steven Parker
231,265 PointsIt worked for me when I pasted it in unchanged. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Mark Casavantes
10,619 PointsGlad to help.
Mark Casavantes
10,619 PointsMark Casavantes
10,619 PointsThe only thing I can find is that the <!DOCTYPE HTML> should be <!DOCTYPE html>