Stop a 'falsy' alert after a correct prompt in JavaScript

Question

After answering the prompt correctly, the alert-message for wrong answer still appear after the right answer is given. I don't seem to find why nor how to terminate the second alert.

 var userResponse = prompt("Hello, please enter the capital of Massachusetts?"); if(userResponse === "Boston") { alert("Yes! Boston is the right answer"); }; if(userResponse === "Albany"){ alert("I am sorry, but Albany is rather the capital of NY"); } else { alert("I am sorry, but" + userResponse + " is not the right answer."); }; 

Answer 1

Bad formatting / code style and a missing else :

 var userResponse = prompt("Hello, please enter the capital of Massachusetts?"); if (userResponse === "Boston") { alert("Yes! Boston is the right answer"); } else if (userResponse === "Albany") { alert("I am sorry, but Albany is rather the capital of NY"); } else { alert("I am sorry, but " + userResponse + " is not the right answer."); } 

Also note semicolons ( ; ) are not necessary after code blocks ( {} ). In fact, in your case, one would have broken your if - else if chain.

Answer 2

Your code works! I think you must be simply typing it in wrong since it is case sensitive. I would add this so that it is not case sensitive:

if (userResponse === "Boston" || userResponse === "boston") {

Now you can type boston instead of only being able to type Boston . My recommendation is to never make the answer only case sensitive! In this case, it will say I am sorry, but boston is not the right answer. , when it is totally correct

And make sure to add else on the second possibility as @AurelBily pointed out!