Syntax Error: Unexpected token Else

Question

I am learning Javascript via Codecademy and no have been stumped on this little piece here.

I have supposed to write an if else statement.

It shows me here in the following that there is a Syntac Error with a missing identifier:

var userAnswer = prompt("Are you feeling lucky, punk?");

if (userAnswer === "yes");
{

    console.log("Batman hits you very hard. It's Batman and you're you! Of course Batman wins!");
}

 else {

    console.log("You did not say yes to feeling lucky. Good choice! You are a winner in the game of not getting beaten up by Batman.");
}

What is wrong with that.... There is no error in this example here:

if (age < 18)

{

    console.log("We take no actions or responsibility. Play at your own risk!");
}

else

{

    console.log("Enjoy the game");
}

It would be easier to debug, if you'd use recommended code conventions for JS. — Teemu
– Teemu, Commented Feb 1, 2014 at 16:25

Niet the Dark Absol · Accepted Answer · 2014-02-01 16:20:04Z

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if (userAnswer === "yes");

Remove the semicolon.

answered Feb 1, 2014 at 16:20

Niet the Dark Absol

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user3260811 Over a year ago

And why so? Why can I not have one? Is it like ending the statement?

Faron Over a year ago

with ; you are telling the script to stop rendering the rest of the statement conditions. It's because if(), it must have condition which therefore starts at { }. If if() doesn't see the condition statement, it stops rendering.

danwellman · Accepted Answer · 2014-02-01 16:20:03Z

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There's a semi-colon after the first conditional check. Also, you should always put the opening bracket of the conditional branch on the same line as the brackets

answered Feb 1, 2014 at 16:20

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George · Accepted Answer · 2015-05-18 19:46:23Z

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var age;
age = prompt('How old are you?');
if (age < 18)

{

alert("We take no actions or responsibility. Play at your own risk!");
}

else if(age > 18)

{

alert("Enjoy the game");
}

answered May 18, 2015 at 19:46

George

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Tristan Over a year ago

Good answers should include an explanation of code instead of simply just code.

vimuth · Accepted Answer · 2022-08-04 11:03:25Z

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remove the semicolon after

if (userAnswer === "yes");

if you put the semicolon there, you are telling the script to stop there and not to render the next conditional statement that is "else"[SyntaxError: Unexpected token else]

edited Aug 4, 2022 at 11:03

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answered Aug 1, 2022 at 8:49

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