[thelist] javascript comparison

[Jeff Howden]

rob,

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> From: Rob Smith
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> My javascript test is testing supposedly numerical
> values as strings, when they should be compared by
> actual value.
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yup, javascript is typeless, so it thinks numbers are strings, unless
explicitly told otherwise.

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> if (bid.previousbid.value > bid.nextbid.value )
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> [snip]
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> Is there a way I can cast values in javascript?
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not really, but you can force the parser to treat a value as a number using
the parseInt() function.

if(parseInt(bid.previousbid.value, 10) > parseInt(bid.nextbid.value, 10))

the second argument, radix, is technically optional, but i always include it
just to be on the safe side.  if you don't include it then you run the risk
of using it with a number that starts with a 0 (zero) and the system
thinking it's a base 8 (i think) number.

good luck,

.jeff

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