adding up text boxes

Hello,

I am trying to add up the values of dynamically created textboxes.

I'm using php to create the text boxes depending on the options a user selects. Each box is called number.

I am trying to use JavaScript to add up the values of these boxes. It's working on natural numbers, but not on decimals.

Any idea why? It just says NaN which I assume is JS saying I can't do it!

Thanks,

Nicky

<script language=javascript>
function add() {
var sum = 0;
var valid = true;
var inputs = document.getElementsByName( 'number');
for(i =0; i < inputs.length; i++) {
if( inputs[i].value.match( /(^(0|[1-9][0-9]*)$)|((^(0?|[1-9][0-9]*)\.(0*[1-9][0-9]*)$)|(^[1-9]+[0-9]*\.0+$)|(^0\.0+$))/ )) {
sum+=parseFloat(RegExp.$1);
}
else {valid=false;}
}
if(valid) {
document.getElementById( 'sum').value = sum;
}
else{
alert("Please enter numbers only");
}
}
</script>

what do you mean by parseFloat(RegExp.$1)?

That was my attempt to add up decimal numbers. I followed a tutorial online, and it had parseInt there. I changed it to parseFloat to try to get it to understand the decimal place.

I know little about Javascript, so if you have another way of doing this I am all ears. Or point me to a tutorial...

Thanks

<script type = "text/javascript">
function add() {
var sumtot = 0;
var valid = true;
var inputs = document.getElementsByName('number');
for(i = 0; i < inputs.length; i++) {
if (isNaN(inputs[i]) {
alert ("Please enter numbers only");
valid = false;
return valid;
}
sumtot = sumtot + parseFloat(inputs[i]);
}
if (valid) {
document.getElementById('sum').value = sumtot;
}
}
</script>


Note: change variable sum to sumtot.
It is never a good idea to use variable or function name which is the same as an element name or ID. You should also avoid giving names or id's to your variables/functions/arguments/forms words which are JavaScript methods/attributes such as 'name' or 'id' or 'value' or 'checked' or 'submit' or 'replace' or 'parseInt'.



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Thank you Phil. That's really appreciated.

Nicky