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SB65 · 11-02-2011, 06:56 PM

Try:

Code:

<script type="text/javascript">
    $(document).ready(function() {
if ($("#editModeFailedToValidate").length>0){
            alert('The Edit-Key did not match, Please try again.');
}
    });
</script>

I think I'm right in saying jQuery always returns a selector object regardless of whether a match is found - so if($("#editModeFailedToValidate")) will always return true. Adding the .length property will evaluate the object and its result can then be tested.

11-02-2011, 06:56 PM	PM User \| #7
SB65 Senior Coder Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 2,817 Thanks: 9 Thanked 681 Times in 675 Posts	Try: Code: <script type="text/javascript"> $(document).ready(function() { if ($("#editModeFailedToValidate").length>0){ alert('The Edit-Key did not match, Please try again.'); } }); </script> I think I'm right in saying jQuery always returns a selector object regardless of whether a match is found - so if($("#editModeFailedToValidate")) will always return true. Adding the .length property will evaluate the object and its result can then be tested. Last edited by SB65; 11-02-2011 at 06:59 PM..