[Javascript] If else statement help

[Chris Tifer]

If else statement helpThat way works, but case statements might be easier.

What I think you might be messing up on is in your form declaration, I'm assuming you have an onsubmit event fired that calls this function, right?  Make sure it's:

onsubmit="return functionName()"

Chris Tifer
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  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Simeon Willbanks 
  To: javascript at latech.edu 
  Sent: Thursday, October 02, 2003 11:30 AM
  Subject: [Javascript] If else statement help


  Hello All,

  I am trying to get a form to submit if a text box has a value of 4,5, or 8 characters.  If the box has any other value, the script continues on to validate other form values.  My current code is below.  

  If I take away the or value=5 and or value=8, the form will submit if 4 characters are in the box.  It will not submit if any other number of characters are in the box.  When the code is used in it's current state, the form will submit no matter how many characters are in the box.  What is the proper way to ask if a box value is equal to 4,5, or 8 please submit?

  Thanks,
  Simeon 


  if (theForm.rn.value.length == 4) || (theForm.rn.value.length == 5) || (theForm.rn.value.length == 8) {return (true);}
  else
  {
  alert("Please enter a \"First name\".");
  theForm.dafn.focus();
  return (false);
  }



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