What is the wrong with this code in javascript else if conditional?

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when I run this code it gives me always the same result "your balance is $ 250.00." I changed the variables to get different answers but I think there is something wrong I don't know. Attached is a flow chart describes what are the code for and the process.enter image description here

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**// change the values of `balance`, `checkBalance`, and `isActive` to test 
your code
var balance = 250;
var checkBalance = false;
var isActive = true;
// your code goes here
if (checkBalance = false){
    console.log("thank you! Have a nice day.");
}
else if (isActive = true && balance > 0){
    console.log("your balance is $ " + balance.toFixed(2) + ".");
}
else if (isActive = false){
    console.log("Your account is no longer active.");
}
else if (balance = 0){
    console.log("Your account is empty.");
}
else if (balance < 0) {
    console.log("Your account is negative. Please, contact bank.");
}**

`if (checkBalance = false){` condition will always be true. – Mohit Bhardwaj Oct 12 '17 at 11:58 — Mohit Bhardwaj, Oct 12 '17 at 11:58
@MohitBhardwaj: or never be true, rather – Ry- Oct 12 '17 at 11:58 — Ry-, Oct 12 '17 at 11:58
@Ryan oh yes, sorry got confused. Thanks for correcting :) – Mohit Bhardwaj Oct 12 '17 at 11:59 — Mohit Bhardwaj, Oct 12 '17 at 11:59

score 2 · Answer 1 · answered Oct 12 '17 at 11:57

You need to use comparisons ( === or ==) in the statements, not assignments =. With boolean types you can emit the === part and use the value with or without !. Every value is going to be cast into the boolean type, so checkBalance === true is equivalent to just checkBalance and checkBalance === false is equivalent to just !checkBalance.

var balance = 250;
var checkBalance = false;
var isActive = true;

if (!checkBalance){
    console.log("thank you! Have a nice day.");
}
else if (isActive && balance > 0){
    console.log("your balance is $ " + balance.toFixed(2) + ".");
}
else if (!isActive){
    console.log("Your account is no longer active.");
}
else if (balance === 0){
    console.log("Your account is empty.");
}
else if (balance < 0) {
    console.log("Your account is negative. Please, contact bank.");
}

What is the wrong with this code in javascript else if conditional?

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