Kevin Powell - Community•2y ago

JS – why is it printing?

Hi! Just taking my first babysteps into JS with codecademy. Could someone tell me why the else statement prints in this example when the runnersAge is set to anything except 18?

let raceNumber = Math.floor(Math.random() * 1000);

const earlyRegister = true;
let runnersAge = 16;

if (runnersAge > 18 && earlyRegister) {
  raceNumber += 1000;
}

if (runnersAge > 18 && earlyRegister) {
  console.log(`Hello, runner number ${raceNumber}. You're start time is 9.30 am.`);
} else if (runnersAge > 18 && !earlyRegister) {
  console.log(`Hello, runner number ${raceNumber}. You're start time is 11.00 am.`);
} else if (runnersAge < 18)
  console.log(`Hello, runner number ${raceNumber}. You're start time is 12.30 am.`);
  else (runnersAge === 18)
  console.log(`Hello! Since you're 18, please see the registration desk.`);

let raceNumber = Math.floor(Math.random() * 1000);

const earlyRegister = true;
let runnersAge = 16;

if (runnersAge > 18 && earlyRegister) {
  raceNumber += 1000;
}

if (runnersAge > 18 && earlyRegister) {
  console.log(`Hello, runner number ${raceNumber}. You're start time is 9.30 am.`);
} else if (runnersAge > 18 && !earlyRegister) {
  console.log(`Hello, runner number ${raceNumber}. You're start time is 11.00 am.`);
} else if (runnersAge < 18)
  console.log(`Hello, runner number ${raceNumber}. You're start time is 12.30 am.`);
  else (runnersAge === 18)
  console.log(`Hello! Since you're 18, please see the registration desk.`);

29 Replies

Å Marlon GOP•2y ago

And ... is there a codepen equivalent for JS, where you can just paste an URL for these types of questions and not copy paste from VS all the time?

Wolle•2y ago

Your last else has an assertion, but no if. That may cause the problem. Do you have any errors in your console?

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CodeNascher•2y ago

and not copy paste from VS all the time?

You can also drag your js file into VSCode

Å Marlon GOP•2y ago

No, no errors. This is what is printed:


Hello, runner number 825. You're start time is 12.30 am.
Hello, runner number 825. Please see the registration desk for starting time.

How do you 'run' the code in codepen? I get the console, but no run button if I want to test changes to code

Wolle•2y ago

I guess this line: else (runnersAge === 18)gets ignored, so the line below it gets printed everytime.

CodeNascher•2y ago

my guess as well

Å Marlon GOP•2y ago

But if I change the runnersAge to 18, then only that line is printed ...

Wolle•2y ago

It gets printed no matter the input. Either put a if in there, or remove the assertion

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Å Marlon GOP•2y ago

Aha ... So then I'll maybe use JSFiddle when I only have JS questions since arun button is nice then, and auto is noce for HTML and CSS. 👍 Ok. So since I'm a total newbie. What's the assertion? This articel is a bit overwhelming to be honest ... https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Guide/Regular_Expressions/Assertions

CodeNascher•2y ago

else is the final condition. it has no check

Mannix•2y ago

else isn't suppose to have a condition

Wolle•2y ago

I mean the thing inside the if brackets. (is assertion the right word for that? sry, english isn't a language I use everyday)

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Mannix•2y ago

if (runnersAge > 18 && earlyRegister) {
  console.log(`Hello, runner number ${raceNumber}. You're start time is 9.30 am.`);
} else if (runnersAge > 18 && !earlyRegister) {
  console.log(`Hello, runner number ${raceNumber}. You're start time is 11.00 am.`);
} else if (runnersAge < 18)
  console.log(`Hello, runner number ${raceNumber}. You're start time is 12.30 am.`);
  else {
  console.log(`Hello! Since you're 18, please see the registration desk.`)};

if (runnersAge > 18 && earlyRegister) {
  console.log(`Hello, runner number ${raceNumber}. You're start time is 9.30 am.`);
} else if (runnersAge > 18 && !earlyRegister) {
  console.log(`Hello, runner number ${raceNumber}. You're start time is 11.00 am.`);
} else if (runnersAge < 18)
  console.log(`Hello, runner number ${raceNumber}. You're start time is 12.30 am.`);
  else {
  console.log(`Hello! Since you're 18, please see the registration desk.`)};

that's how it suppose to look

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Å Marlon GOP•2y ago

Yes! Removing the else condition works, and obvioulsy makes sense. This is what is challenging ... you have to explain all possibilities, but at some point you don't. When is that point? 😅 With time ... Thank you so much!

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Å Marlon GOP•2y ago

Aha ... that is not explained in the course. So then the last condition would be like this?

else if (runnersAge === 18) {
  console.log(

Hello! Since you're 18, please see the registration desk.)};

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Å Marlon GOP•2y ago

https://tenor.com/view/clapping-standing-ovation-gif-5157815

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Å Marlon GOP•2y ago

@omaj That's extremely helpful! Thank you very much! You win todays 🦚

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Å Marlon GOP•2y ago

Trying to write it concise. Is this a correct summary?

End with an else if you always want a final outcome but don't necessarily need a condition matching your values, and else-if if you want to see all conditions in play

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Å Marlon GOP•2y ago

... oh, and final point then - this example also apllies to the switch operation and default in there ...

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Å Marlon GOP•2y ago

Well then. Today I became more knowladgeable. Thank you again! You get another 🦚 😎

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