JavaScript: a simple 'compare' function not working?

Question

The code goes like this. It a function which takes in two parameters 'a' and 'b' and compares them both and alerts the output. But this isn't working for me!

<script type=”text/javascript”>
function compare(a, b) {
if (a < b) {
    alert(“A is less than B”);
} else if (a > b) {
    alert(“A is greater than B”);
} else {
    alert(“A is equal to B”);
}
}

</script>

JsFiddle Link : http://jsfiddle.net/tTCG6/2/

Could someone please help me with it?

Answer 1

You are using smart quotes ( “ ” ), which Javascript will not recognize. Use normal quotes ( " " ) instead.

The smart quotes may be because you are using a text editor that does this automatically. You should use a plaintext editor (like Notepad for Windows or TextEdit for a Mac), or use an IDE.

Here is a JSFiddle