Problem with if statements, for rock paper scissors program

Question

I keep getting “you chose Rock you chose Paper you chose Scissors” whenever I run the following code, and I don’t know why.

//if they haven't picked 1, 2, or 3, ask for input until they do

while (userSELECT != 1 && userSELECT != 2 && userSELECT != 3) {
  var userSELECT = prompt("1 = Rock | 2 = Paper | 3 = Scissors", "<>");
};

// 1 is rock
if (userSELECT = '1') {
  console.log("you chose Rock")
};

// 2 is paper
if (userSELECT = '2') {
  console.log("you chose Paper")
};

// 3 is scissors
if (userSELECT = '3') {
  console.log("you chose Scissors")
};

`userSELECT = '1'` here you are assigning values , change it to `userSELECT = =='1'` , so for other if and else conditions — brk, May 05 '20 at 12:53
Learn the difference between `=`, `==`, and `===`. Please try using the [debugging capabilities](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Mozilla/Debugging/Debugging_JavaScript) of your browser. Use tools like [JSHint](http://jshint.com/) to find problems with your code immediately. See [What does this symbol mean in JavaScript?](https://stackoverflow.com/q/9549780/4642212) and the documentation on MDN about [expressions and operators](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Operators). — Sebastian Simon, May 05 '20 at 12:53

score 1 · Answer 1 · answered May 05 '20 at 12:52

The = is for setting a value and not for comparison, so you should use == instead of =:

//if they haven't picked 1, 2, or 3, ask for input until they do

while (userSELECT != 1 && userSELECT != 2 && userSELECT != 3) {
  var userSELECT = prompt("1 = Rock | 2 = Paper | 3 = Scissors", "<>");
};

// 1 is rock
if (userSELECT == '1') {
  console.log("you chose Rock")
};

// 2 is paper
if (userSELECT == '2') {
  console.log("you chose Paper")
};

// 3 is scissors
if (userSELECT == '3') {
  console.log("you chose Scissors")
};

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Problem with if statements, for rock paper scissors program

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