Where is ther unexpected Syntax error?

Question

The console states that there is an unexpected { in my code. I went over the syntax several times and cannot seem to find it.

var userChoice = prompt("Do you choose rock, paper, or scissors?");

var computerChoice = Math.random(1);

if (computerChoice <= 0.33){
    computerChoice = "rock";
} elseif (computerChoice <= 0.67 && computerChoice >= 0.34) {
    computerChoice = "paper";
} else {
    computerChoice = "scissors";
}

@LightnessRacesinOrbit - It's a typo, vote to close -- don't answer. — j08691, Jul 17 '15 at 00:30
@j08691: _You_ answered! In the wrong place... Double wrong by your logic. Furthermore, how do you know it's a typo? — Lightness Races in Orbit, Jul 17 '15 at 00:30
@LightnessRacesinOrbit - I voted to close as a typo *and* pointed out the problem o the user wasn't left wondering why. I could answer and mark it as a community wiki though. And it's a typo, regardless if it was intentional or not. Questions like these don't need formal answer and should be closed. — j08691, Jul 17 '15 at 00:31
So you say "don't answer" but also provide an answer...... I don't get that. At all. If you think the question doesn't belong here then _don't answer it whatsoever, at all_. Certainly, though, it goes back to this for me: answers do not go in comments. Ever. And as for your "typo" comment that is simply nonsense: typos are by definition unintentional. I think you're mistaking "very small, isolated misunderstanding or error" with this invented "unintentional typo"! :) — Lightness Races in Orbit, Jul 17 '15 at 00:33
@LightnessRacesinOrbit - I don't see what you're getting so upset about, but whatever. — j08691, Jul 17 '15 at 00:33
@j08691: I'm not "so upset" about anything; I'm trying to have a rational conversation with you about how the Stack Exchange Q&A model works, and I'm trying to decipher some of the things you're saying in response (many of which are contradictory, as I've pointed out). "But whatever." — Lightness Races in Orbit, Jul 17 '15 at 00:34
@LightnessRacesinOrbit - http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/typo. I don't see that it has to be "unintentional" (Waits for mod to come through and delete this whole comment thread) — j08691, Jul 17 '15 at 00:36
@j08691: By the logic with which you interpret that dictionary entry, literally every programming mistake in the world is a "typo"! (Passive aggression doesn't suit you, sir!) — Lightness Races in Orbit, Jul 17 '15 at 00:38
@LightnessRacesinOrbit comments are not meant for discussions either. That's what the chat is for. — Sebastian Nette, Jul 17 '15 at 00:48
@SebastianNette: Right, so why are you joining in a discussion in the chat section? :) See it's really easy to get drawn in. These can all be deleted now. I just wanted to point out, alongside where it happened, that an answer in the comment section is bad. That's it. That's all. None of all this drama business is required. — Lightness Races in Orbit, Jul 17 '15 at 09:43

score 1 · Answer 1 · answered Jul 17 '15 at 00:29

It should be else if (not together)

EDIT: This is the working code

var userChoice = prompt("Do you choose rock, paper, or scissors?");

var computerChoice = Math.random(1);

if (computerChoice <= 0.33){
    computerChoice = "rock";
} else if (computerChoice <= 0.67 && computerChoice >= 0.34) {
    computerChoice = "paper";
} else {
    computerChoice = "scissors";
}

score 1 · Accepted Answer · answered Jul 17 '15 at 00:30

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elseif should have space in between.

var userChoice = prompt("Do you choose rock, paper, or scissors?");

var computerChoice = Math.random(1);

if (computerChoice <= 0.33){
    computerChoice = "rock";
} else if (computerChoice <= 0.67 && computerChoice >= 0.34) {
    computerChoice = "paper";
} else {
    computerChoice = "scissors";
}

answered Jul 17 '15 at 00:30

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For some reason the first word was in the blind spot for me. – zerkms Jul 17 '15 at 00:32

score 0 · Answer 3 · edited May 23 '17 at 10:29

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The problem is that you made up the keyword elseif, likely intending else if.

For future reference, the console also tells you which line the error is on; it's fairly easy after that to investigate each piece of technology on that line (check your spelling, look up meanings, etc.) to discover what you did wrong. In this case a very quick Google search for "javascript elseif" gets you there.

edited May 23 '17 at 10:29

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Where is ther unexpected Syntax error?

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