freeCodeCamp/curriculum/challenges/english/02-javascript-algorithms-and-data-structures/basic-javascript/logical-order-in-if-else-statements.md

---
id: 5690307fddb111c6084545d7
title: Logical Order in If Else Statements
challengeType: 1
videoUrl: 'https://scrimba.com/c/cwNvMUV'
forumTopicId: 18228
dashedName: logical-order-in-if-else-statements
---

# --description--

Order is important in `if`, `else if` statements.

The function is executed from top to bottom so you will want to be careful of what statement comes first.

Take these two functions as an example.

Here's the first:

```js
function foo(x) {
  if (x < 1) {
    return "Less than one";
  } else if (x < 2) {
    return "Less than two";
  } else {
    return "Greater than or equal to two";
  }
}
```

And the second just switches the order of the statements:

```js
function bar(x) {
  if (x < 2) {
    return "Less than two";
  } else if (x < 1) {
    return "Less than one";
  } else {
    return "Greater than or equal to two";
  }
}
```

While these two functions look nearly identical if we pass a number to both we get different outputs.

```js
foo(0)
bar(0)
```

`foo(0)` will return the string `Less than one`, and `bar(0)` will return the string `Less than two`.

# --instructions--

Change the order of logic in the function so that it will return the correct statements in all cases.

# --hints--

`orderMyLogic(4)` should return the string `Less than 5`

```js
assert(orderMyLogic(4) === 'Less than 5');
```

`orderMyLogic(6)` should return the string `Less than 10`

```js
assert(orderMyLogic(6) === 'Less than 10');
```

`orderMyLogic(11)` should return the string `Greater than or equal to 10`

```js
assert(orderMyLogic(11) === 'Greater than or equal to 10');
```

# --seed--

## --seed-contents--

```js
function orderMyLogic(val) {
  if (val < 10) {
    return "Less than 10";
  } else if (val < 5) {
    return "Less than 5";
  } else {
    return "Greater than or equal to 10";
  }
}

orderMyLogic(7);
```

# --solutions--

```js
function orderMyLogic(val) {
  if(val < 5) {
    return "Less than 5";
  } else if (val < 10) {
    return "Less than 10";
  } else {
    return "Greater than or equal to 10";
  }
}
```