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](http://javascript.crockford.com/code.html) for JS. — Teemu, Feb 01 '14 at 16:25

score 4 · Accepted Answer · answered Feb 01 '14 at 16:20

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if (userAnswer === "yes");

Remove the semicolon.

answered Feb 01 '14 at 16:20

Niet the Dark Absol

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And why so? Why can I not have one? Is it like ending the statement? – user3260811 Feb 01 '14 at 16:24
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. – Faron Feb 01 '14 at 16:25

score 3 · Answer 2 · answered Feb 01 '14 at 16:20

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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 01 '14 at 16:20

danwellman

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score 0 · Answer 3 · answered May 18 '15 at 19:46

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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 '15 at 19:46

George

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Good answers should include an explanation of code instead of simply just code. – Tristan May 18 '15 at 19:50

score 0 · Answer 4 · edited Aug 04 '22 at 11:03

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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 04 '22 at 11:03

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answered Aug 01 '22 at 08:49

Coding.Cleo

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Syntax Error: Unexpected token Else

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