Syntax error isn't letting the code run

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Hello, please I need help, I have written the code for the challenge “Replacing If Else Chains with Switch” and I believe I am correct and the code isn’t even the problem the syntax is not letting the code run, and I can’t seem to figure out why. I need someone to point out the error because I can’t seem to find,m here’s the link:

Thanks.

  **Your code so far**


function chainToSwitch(val) {
let answer = "";
// Only change code below this line

  switch(val) {
 case "bob":
  answer = "Marley";
  break;
case 42:
  answer = "The Answer";
  break;
case 1:
  answer = "There is no #1";
  break;
case 99:
  answer = "Missed me by this much!";
  break;
case 7:
  answer = "Ate Nine";
  break;
// Only change code above this line
return answer;
}

chainToSwitch(7);[https://www.freecodecamp.org/learn/javascript-algorithms-and-data-structures/basic-javascript/replacing-if-else-chains-with-switch](https://www.freecodecamp.org/learn/javascript-algorithms-and-data-structures/basic-javascript/replacing-if-else-chains-with-switch)

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Challenge: Replacing If Else Chains with Switch

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You forgot the closing “}” for the switch-case.

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Thank you, it fixed the problem.

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