Small script - bugging me?

chikna · 01-12-2008, 04:31 AM

<body>
<script type="text/javascript">
var name = "john";
var a = (name=="jOhn") ? "true" : "false";

if (a) {
alert(a);
}

</script>

</body>

for both true or false conditions, I get an alert message. Variable a is "false". What is wrong? I want to process only when condition is true. How can I achieve this different way? Thanks.
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raghu207 · 01-12-2008, 04:41 AM

In your condition:
var a = (name=="jOhn") ? "true" : "false";

You have used "true" : "false". Both of these are string and not boolean variables which i think you intended.. Thats why javascript is showing the alert.

Replace the strings with booleans and its done.
var a = (name=="jOhn") ? true : false;