SyntaxError: unknown: Missing semicolon. (9:17)

JavaScript
1

The lesson asked me to do this:
Combine the if statements into a single if/else statement.

I wrote this:

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

  if (val > 5) {
    result = "Bigger than 5";
  }

  else (val <= 5) {
    result = "5 or Smaller";
  }

  // Only change code above this line
  return result;
}

testElse(4);

and I got this error:

SyntaxError: unknown: Missing semicolon. (9:17)

   7 |   }
   8 |
>  9 |   else (val <= 5) {
     |                  ^
  10 |     result = "5 or Smaller";
  11 |   }
  12 |

If I put the semicolon where it is being asked, the first if statement is never executed, so I still can’t pass the lesson.
What can I do?

2

hey @lionde welcome to the forum :wave:

the form you are using is if-else with a typo.

there are two ways you could use if-else


1 . if (condition){
// condition is true execute these lines
} else{
// condition fails, execute following line
}



2.  if(condition1){
} else if( condition2){
// ....
}

that’s why you are getting that error

3

I tried the if-else-if but this lesson only accepts one “if” in the code, however the first method passed. Thanks!!!

4

if any number is not greater than 5

then obviously it’s either less than 5 or equal to

should be only

else {
//...
}
5

Yeah that’s true. the compiler will not throw the error any more.
and it doesn’t execute the code in the { }

// ERROR : this statement is not syntactically correct 
else (val <= 5)
6

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