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 "tbxEmailAddres s" and "tbxEmailAddres s2" are the same. I have the following code
[code=php]
cEmailAddress = tbxEmailAddress ;
cEmailAddress2 = tbxEmailAddress 2;

}else if (!trim(cEmailAd dress.value) == trim(cEmailAddr ess2.value))
{
alert("Please enter the same email address");
cEmailAddress.f ocus();
return false;
}else if (something else)
[/code]
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:
[code=javascript]function onTestFormSubmi t() {
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;
}[/code]
You really just had your if statement a bit messed up. (From what I can see, at lest)