Basic JavaScript - Introducing Else If Statements - TuedehEuu1gUw4bh83GQq

JavaScript
#1

Tell us what’s happening:
why is there two } at the end of the first else statement ?

  **Your code so far**

function testElseIf(val) {
if (val > 10) {
  return "Greater than 10";
}

else if (val < 5) {
  return "Smaller than 5";
} else{ 
}
return "Between 5 and 10";
}

testElseIf(7);

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#2

Let’s apply some formatting

function testElseIf(val) {
  if (val > 10) {
    return "Greater than 10";
  } else if (val < 5) {
    return "Smaller than 5";
  } else {
  }
  // Either this sholud be inside the else, or the else shouldn't be there
  return "Between 5 and 10";
}
#3

The last } is closing the function the one before it is closing the else

As said, an empty else block doesn’t really make much sense.

#4

Thank you very much. Would learning algo help me witb the structure and syntax?