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JavaScript

javascript value does not hold / store / add-up

It looks like the following code does not add to the total correct value with answers are correct or not...

/*

  1. Store correct answers
    • When quiz begins, no answers are correct */

let correct = 0;

// 2. Store the rank of a player

let rank;

// 3. Select the <main> HTML element

const main = document.querySelector('main')

/*

  1. Ask at least 5 questions
    • Store each answer in a variable
    • Keep track of the number of correct answers */

const Q1 = prompt('What is the answer fo Question_1'); if ( Q1.toUpperCase === 'MON' ){ correct += 1; } const Q2 = prompt('What is the answer fo Question_2'); if ( Q1.toUpperCase === 'TUE' ){ correct += 1; }

const Q3 = prompt('What is the answer fo Question_3'); if ( Q1.toUpperCase === 'WED' ){ correct += 1; }

const Q4 = prompt('What is the answer fo Question_4'); if ( Q1.toUpperCase === 'THUR' ){ correct += 1; }

const Q5 = prompt('What is the answer fo Question_5'); if ( Q1.toUpperCase === 'FRI' ){ correct += 1; }

/*

  1. Rank player based on number of correct answers
    • 5 correct = Gold
    • 3-4 correct = Silver
    • 1-2 correct = Bronze
    • 0 correct = No crown */

if ( correct === 5 ) { rank = "Gold"; } else if ( correct >= 3 ) { rank = "Silver"; } else if ( correct >= 1 ) { rank = "Bronze"; } else { rank = "Nothing"; }

// 6. Output results to the <main> element

main.innerHTML = You got ${correct} out of 5 questions correct. Great you are ${rank};

1 Answer

Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,153 Points

When posting code to the forum, use Markdown formatting to preserve the appearance, or share the entire workspace by making a snapshot and posting the link to it.

But even unformatted, two things stood out at first glance:

  • when calling a method, the name must always be followed by parentheses   Q1.toUpperCase() :point_left:
  • all of the questions are testing Q1 (instead of Q1-Q5)