javascript if else statement not working. It returns singleStory even if I click on the twoStory image. I have tried != and ---

Question

const detailedEstimate = () => {
document.querySelector("#btnDisplayImage").onclick = () => {


let houseStoriesLabel = document.createElement("label");
houseStoriesLabel.innerHTML = "<br>" + "number of stories is " + houseStory + "<br>";
document.body.appendChild(houseStoriesLabel);


if (houseStory = singleStory) {
  houseStory.setAttribute("src", "../images/singleStoryHouse.jpg");
  document.body.appendChild(houseStory);
  console.log('please make a choice');
}

Answer 1

You need:

if (houseStory === singleStory)

not

if (houseStory = singleStory)

The single equals sign assigns the value of singleStory to houseStory . === is what does comparison (or the much-frowned-upon == ).