12. Functions & if/else

rafaeljfduarte · May 5, 2016, 2:31pm

Exercise 12
<In what way does your code behave incorrectly? Include ALL error messages.>

Can someone explain me what’s wrong here.
It prints what the exercise aks and still says that it doesn’t return “Get some more shut eye!” when numHours is 5.

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<do not remove the three backticks above>

wizmarco · May 5, 2016, 2:33pm

Hi your else statement should return…

return "Get some more shut eye!";

insteaf of

return "Get some more shut eyes!";

remove the s to eye

rafaeljfduarte · May 5, 2016, 2:34pm

return “Get some more shut eyes!”;
instead of
return “Get some more shut eye!”;

Error founded, sorry -.-

rafaeljfduarte · May 5, 2016, 2:34pm

i noticed it, thanks

melly16 · May 11, 2016, 10:59pm

Hi!! I’m having similar issues, but my error message says “SyntaxError: Unexpected keyword ‘if’. Expected an opening ‘{’ at the start of a function body.”

Please, let me know if you can identify any errors in my coding:

var sleepCheck = function (numHours)
if(number of hours of sleep >= 8)
{
return “You’re getting plenty of sleep! Maybe even too much!”;
};
else
{
return “Get some more shut eye!”;
};

sleepCheck(10)
sleepCheck(5)
sleepCheck(8)

wizmarco · May 12, 2016, 5:02am

Hi You didn’t open the function sleepCheck It should be like that

var sleepCheck = function(numHours) { #open the sleepCheck function 

#here put your if and else statement 

}#Close the sleepCheck function

to your if and else statement remove the closing } of the if statement

if(number of hours of sleep >= 8) 
{
return "You're getting plenty of sleep! Maybe even too much!"; 
}; <-- this one 
else
{
return "Get some more shut eye!";
};

Then this Line


if(number of hours of sleep >= 8)

You should remove number of hours of sleep and put the argument numHours

melly16 · May 12, 2016, 6:44pm

Thanks so much for your reply!! It works!!

betarunner64627 · May 12, 2016, 7:15pm

Hi, i’m getting the same error
below is my code
var sleepCheck(numHours){
if(numHours>=8){
return “You’re getting plenty of sleep!Maybe even too much!”;
}
else if(numHours<8){
return “Get some more shut eye!”;
}
};
console.log(sleepCheck(10));

wizmarco · May 12, 2016, 7:17pm

HI the else statement doesn’t take any condition

if (condition) {
    #do something
}
else {
    #do something
}

betarunner64627 · May 12, 2016, 7:19pm

it returns “get some more shut eye!”

betarunner64627 · May 12, 2016, 7:20pm

and i 've use else if and it can follow a condition

betarunner64627 · May 12, 2016, 7:22pm

var sleepCheck(numHours){
if(numHours>=8){
return “You’re getting plenty of sleep!Maybe even too much!”;
};
else{
return “Get some more shut eye!”;
};
};
console.log(sleepCheck(10));
this is the code as u mentioned,that else shouldnt take a condition but still it gives syntax error.

wizmarco · May 12, 2016, 7:22pm

And here you shoudl return

return "You're getting plenty of sleep! Maybe even too much!";

instead of

return "You're getting plenty of sleep!Maybe even too much!";

you should have the space between ! and Maybe

betarunner64627 · May 12, 2016, 7:23pm

var sleepCheck(numHours){
if(numHours>=8){
return “You’re getting plenty of sleep! Maybe even too much!”;
};
else{
return “Get some more shut eye!”;
};
};
console.log(sleepCheck(10));
gave the space before ‘!’ still error.

wizmarco · May 12, 2016, 7:24pm

here remove the ; after the closing } of the if statement

if(numHours>=8){
return "You're getting plenty of sleep! Maybe even too much!";
}; <--

betarunner64627 · May 12, 2016, 7:25pm

does the same apply for else as well?

betarunner64627 · May 12, 2016, 7:25pm

:’( still that error

var sleepCheck(numHours){
if(numHours>=8){
return “You’re getting plenty of sleep! Maybe even too much!”;
}
else{
return “Get some more shut eye!”;
}
};
console.log(sleepCheck(10));

wizmarco · May 12, 2016, 7:26pm

finaly here

var sleepCheck(numHours){

it should be

var sleepCheck = function(numHours){

betarunner64627 · May 12, 2016, 7:29pm

awwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww whatt a stupid mistake hahahaha ty vry much

textpro16697 · May 18, 2016, 9:57am

This is my code. I can’t find any issues, but it says when I run: “Oops, try again. It looks like sleepCheck() isn’t returning “You’re getting plenty of sleep! Maybe even too much!” when numHours is 10. Check your if / else syntax and whether you’re using the correct comparison operator.”