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| Date: 2002-09-14 18:43:26 |
| Filename: confirm_prompt.js |
| Author: mind@metalshell.com |
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| http://www.metalshell.com/ |
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<!-- confirm_prompt.js - mind (mind@metalshell.com) -->
<!-- this example shows how to use the prompt and confirm -->
<!-- function's to ask questions and confirm the results -->
<!-- http://www.metalshell.com -->
<!-- start our javascript -->
<script language=JavaScript>
// create our function
function QuestIon()
{
// prompt("message", "message2");
// message will be the header of the popup box
// message2 will be written to the text area
// create a variable storing the results of prompt
var inPut = prompt("Enter your name", "");
// check to see if anything was entered
// null == pressing cancel
// "" == entered nothing and pressing ok
if (inPut == null || inPut == "")
{
// confirm("message..") pops up a window with
// 'message..' with two buttons (ok/cancel)
// print error message with confirmation buttons
// returns 1 on success 0 on failure..
if (confirm("Nothing Entered, Try again?"))
{
// create a variable (inPut) storing the
// results of prompt();
var inPut = prompt("Enter your name", "");
// check to see if anything was enetered
if (inPut == null || inPut == "")
{
// print failure
alert("Nothing was entered.");
// exit our javascript
return;
}
// print success/results
document.write("Hello, " + inPut);
}
}
// inPut was neither null nor ""
else
{
// print success/results
document.write("Hello, " + inPut);
}
}
// end of our javascript
</script>
<!-- place this code anywhere on your html document (example) -->
<!-- align our link below -->
<div align=center>
<!-- make a link that points to our js function QuestIon() -->
<a href="javascript: QuestIon();">Click Here!</a>
</div>
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