When using parseInt, make sure to specify the radix component (usually, you want base 10).
----- Original Message ----- From: "S. Isaac Dealey" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Thursday, October 31, 2002 10:30 am Subject: Re: OT js value validation > > document.editExemptions.SCEPTempExemptUnits.value > > > document.editExemptions.totalUnits.value > > > I pass in SCEPTempExemptUnits as 2 and totalUnits as 16... Why > would this > > think that 2 is greater than 16? It works if I pass in > > SCEPTempExemptUnits > > as 1 or 10.. Any ideas? > > Probably because it's alphabetizing the values vs. a numeric > comparison -- > JavaScript doesn't know intuitively that the value in a text field is > numeric, so you have to tell it that. > > parseInt(document.editExemptions.SCEPTempExemptUnits.value) > > parseInt(document.editExemptions.totalUnits.value) > > ought to give you the results you're expecting. > > S. Isaac Dealey > Certified Advanced ColdFusion 5 Developer > > www.turnkey.to > 954-776-0046 > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?forumid=4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/index.cfm?sidebar=lists&body=lists/cf_talk FAQ: http://www.thenetprofits.co.uk/coldfusion/faq Your ad could be here. Monies from ads go to support these lists and provide more resources for the community. http://www.fusionauthority.com/ads.cfm
