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JavaScript JavaScript Basics Making Decisions in Your Code with Conditional Statements The Conditional Challenge

Posted by Sergio Morales
Sergio Morales
455 Points

The OR || operator doesn't work on this project, why?

I tried to add the || to a quiz to give my user two options but when I use it even if I put the wrong answer it counts it as correct. When I take off the second option it works fine. Can I not use the || operator in this instance? let myAngeles = prompt( `Easy start to the quiz ${myName}, give me any NFL team from LA?` ); if (myAngeles.toUpperCase() === `RAMS` || `CHARGERS`) { myScore += 20; }

4 Answers

Jordan Laursen
Jordan Laursen
10,465 Points 
let myAngeles;
const myAngelesPrompt = () => {
  myAngeles = prompt( `Easy start to the quiz ${myName}, give me any NFL team from LA?` ); 
  if(myAngeles.toUpperCase() === `RAMS` || myAngeles.toUpperCase() === `CHARGERS`) { 
    myScore += 20; 
  }
}

I'm not 100% sure if this is the correct fix since I haven't played around with prompts too often, but lmk if it doesn't work.

Jordan Laursen
Jordan Laursen
10,465 Points

You may have been using this code inside a function and did not add that part of your code but the || operator should work as I have it above, or you could wrap your answers in parenthesis as well

if(myAngeles.toUpperCase() === (`RAMS` || `CHARGERS`)) { 
    myScore += 20; 
}
Joseph Yhu
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Joseph Yhu
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Joseph Yhu
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Joseph Yhu
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I believe the problem is with this part if (myAngeles.toUpperCase() === 'RAMS' || 'CHARGERS'). The two conditions separated by the || are myAngeles.toUpperCase() === 'RAMS' and just 'CHARGERS', not myAngeles.toUpperCase() === 'CHARGERS'. And the boolean value of any non-zero value is true, so essentially the condition you put was myAngeles.toUpperCase() === 'RAMS' || TRUE, which will always be true.

Sergio Morales
Sergio Morales
455 Points

Thanks, Joseph! I see what I did wrong now.

Jordan Laursen
Jordan Laursen
10,465 Points

Thank you Joseph for explaining what I was trying to show! I got too caught up in trying to write up the code and forgot to give an explanation. Yours was perfect!

Sergio Morales
Sergio Morales
455 Points
Sergio Morales
Sergio Morales
455 Points

Thanks so much, Jordan! That worked 😃😃😃😃

Sergio Morales
Sergio Morales
455 Points
Sergio Morales
Sergio Morales
455 Points

Ohhh actually the 2nd one was a more concise solution.