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hoping i have posted this in the right section this time :)
i am doing my javascript still, and cant figure out why i keep getting an error: object expected message for validateform()
im just not sure what i have done wrong with it, i have tried to give it a function, just cant find where my mistake is. any help would be greatly appreciated, thanks :)
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- <html>
- <head>
- <title>activity 2.22</title>
- </head>
- <script type="text/javascript">
- function validateform()
- {
- var element;
- var BikeMoney;
- var TVMoney;
- var iPodMoney;
- var CarPrice;
- var flag="OK";
- element=document.getElementsByTagName('input');
- for (counter=0; counter<element.length; counter++)
- {
- switch (element[counter].type)
- {
- case "submit":
- break;
- default:
- if(isNaN(element[counter].value))
- {
- alert("You need to enter a number into " + element[counter].name);
- var flag="NotOK";
- }
- else
- {
- BikeMoney=element[0].value;
- TVMoney=element[1].value;
- iPodMoney=element[2].value;
- CarPrice=element[3].value;
- }
- }
- }
- }
- if (var flag=="OK")
- {
- TotalMoney = parseFloat(BikeMoney) + parseFloat(TVMoney) + parseFloat(iPodMoney);
- if (TotalMoney >= CarPrice)
- {
- alert("The total money is " + TotalMoney + " and the car price is " + CarPrice + " and you can afford the car");
- }
- else
- {
- alert("The total money is " + TotalMoney + " and the car price is " + CarPrice + " and you cannot afford the car");
- }
- }
- </script>
- <body>
- <form name="inputform" method="post" action="">
- <table>
- <tr><td>Enter money from bike sale</td><td><input type="text" name="Bike Money"></td></tr>
- <tr><td>Enter money from TV sale</td><td><input type="text" name="TV Money"></td><tr>
- <tr><td>Enter money from iPod sale</td><td><input type="text" name="iPod Money"></td><tr>
- <tr><td>Enter the price of the car</td><td><input type="text" name="Car Price"></td></tr>
- <tr><td></td><td><input type="submit" value="Submit Details" onclick=validateform();
- </table>
- </form>
- </body>
- </html>
