Jon is correct... you are using an assignment operator in place of an
equality operator. the code you have above executes to mean:
// this isn't a test for the checkbox's state, it just sets it to true
if (document.getElementById("ownCheck").checked = true)
ownerCheck = true;
else
ownerCheck = false;
i think what you are trying to achieve could be simpler, such as:
function GetStoryPoints() {
// both ownerCheck and creatorCheck will be true or false,
depending
// on the state of the checkbox
var ownerCheck = document.getElementById
("ownCheck").checked;
var creatorCheck = (document.getElementById
("createCheck").checked;
if (ownerCheck && creatorCheck) {
$.post('/StoryPoint/ListSpecific?retrieveOwned=' +
ownerCheck + '&retrieveCreated=' + creatorCheck + '&creatorID=' + $
("#UserList > option:selected").attr("value"), null, function(data) {
$("#storyPointDetail").html(data);
}, "html");
}
else if (ownerCheck && !creatorCheck) {
$.post('/StoryPoint/ListSpecific?retrieveOwned=' +
ownerCheck + '&retrieveCreated=' + creatorCheck + '&creatorID=' + $
("#UserList > option:selected").attr("value"), null, function(data) {
$("#storyPointDetail").html(data);
}, "html");
}
else if (!ownerCheck && creatorCheck) {
$.post('/StoryPoint/ListSpecific?retrieveOwned=' +
ownerCheck + '&retrieveCreated=' + creatorCheck + '&creatorID=' + $
("#UserList > option:selected").attr("value"), null, function(data) {
$("#storyPointDetail").html(data);
}, "html");
}
}
On Aug 20, 11:39 am, Jon Banner <banali...@googlemail.com> wrote:
> double == in your if statements might do the job.
>
> 2009/8/19 Nick Moy <nick....@gmail.com>
>
>
>
> > When the if else statements are removed, they are not perpetually
> > checked.
>
> > On Aug 19, 4:34 pm, labbit <nick....@gmail.com> wrote:
> > > Hello,
>
> > > I'm trying to write an if else statement in javascript so that when a
> > > check box is checked, a table will appear, and when it is checked
> > > again, another box will appear. However, the checkbox is constantly
> > > marked as checked, and I do not know why. I did not set any checked
> > > attritube to false or true. What gives?
>
> > > function GetStoryPoints() {
> > > var ownerCheck;
> > > var creatorCheck;
>
> > > if (document.getElementById("ownCheck").checked = true)
> > > ownerCheck = true;
> > > else
> > > ownerCheck = false;
>
> > > if (document.getElementById("createCheck").checked = true)
> > > creatorCheck = true;
> > > else
> > > creatorCheck = false;
>
> > > if (ownerCheck && creatorCheck) {
> > > $.post('/StoryPoint/ListSpecific?retrieveOwned=' +
> > > ownerCheck + '&retrieveCreated=' + creatorCheck + '&creatorID=' + $
> > > ("#UserList > option:selected").attr("value"), null, function(data) {
> > > $("#storyPointDetail").html(data);
> > > }, "html");
> > > }
> > > else if (ownerCheck && !creatorCheck) {
> > > $.post('/StoryPoint/ListSpecific?retrieveOwned=' +
> > > ownerCheck + '&retrieveCreated=' + creatorCheck + '&creatorID=' + $
> > > ("#UserList > option:selected").attr("value"), null, function(data) {
> > > $("#storyPointDetail").html(data);
> > > }, "html");
> > > }
> > > else if (!ownerCheck && creatorCheck) {
> > > $.post('/StoryPoint/ListSpecific?retrieveOwned=' +
> > > ownerCheck + '&retrieveCreated=' + creatorCheck + '&creatorID=' + $
> > > ("#UserList > option:selected").attr("value"), null, function(data) {
> > > $("#storyPointDetail").html(data);
> > > }, "html");
> > > }
> > > }
