how to compare html fields

[dragon52]

Hi all,

I am sure this is very common task I can't get it right.

I want to make sure user inputs in 2 text boxes "tbxEmailAddress" and "tbxEmailAddress2" are the same. I have the following code

    cEmailAddress = tbxEmailAddress;
    cEmailAddress2 = tbxEmailAddress2;
 
}else if (!trim(cEmailAddress.value) == trim(cEmailAddress2.value))
{
    alert("Please enter the same email address");
    cEmailAddress.focus();
    return false;
}else if (something else)
 

Problem is this test does nothing even though I know the 2 fields are different.
I want to do this check on the client side.

Can any one help??

Denis

[Atli]

Hi.

Assuming you have a form named TestForm, with two fields: Box1 and Box2.
This would do the trick:

function onTestFormSubmit() {
    var box1 = document.forms.TestForm.Box1;
    var box2 = document.forms.TestForm.Box2;
 
    if(box1.value != box2.value) {
        alert("Box 1 doesn't match box 2!");
        box1.focus();
        return false;
    }
    return true;
}

You really just had your if statement a bit messed up. (From what I can see, at lest)