Passing var to javascript

[aisyah]

I have submit button - Add and Delete.
I want to pass variable to javascript as brelow :-
<input type submit name=add onclick="skip=true&first=true">

this two variables than will do something in javascript.

<script language="javascipt">

var skip = false;

if (skip) return true;


</script>


But i get syntax error when trying to pass 2 variables using onclick command

thanks

[Khalid Ali]

<input type submit name=add onclick="skip=true;first=true">
&amp; is not the operator used in this case,you want to separate multiple statements using ;

a better aproach(INMO) will be to set variable values using a function

<input type submit name=add onclick="setVals(true,true);">

and in javascript

<script type="text/javascript">
var skip=false;
var first = false;

function setVals(flag1,flag2){
skip = flag1;
first = flag2;
}

//now you can use them as you wish

[aisyah]

Originally posted by Khalid Ali
<input type submit name=add onclick="skip=true;first=true">
&amp; is not the operator used in this case,you want to separate multiple statements using ;

a better aproach(INMO) will be to set variable values using a function

<input type submit name=add onclick="setVals(true,true);">

and in javascript

<script type="text/javascript">
var skip=false;
var first = false;

function setVals(flag1,flag2){
skip = flag1;
first = flag2;
}

//now you can use them as you wish


Thanks Khalid...
Works as you mentioned ...

I just want to asked if i have a form
<form action="display.jsp" method="post" onsubmit="return validate();">

my questions :
Suppose 1 have two submit button
one is "Add Item" and the other one is "Add Data".

How i want to check the button value that only when button "Add Data" is click , we do the validate function in javascript.?

[Khalid Ali]

take a look at your form element

<form action="display.jsp" method="post" onsubmit="return validate();">

see the text in bold,this event has to be trigered by soe other event or action.
in the rest of the form code you will have a
input type="submit"

this will trigger that onsubmit event,
on theother hadnif you have simple button

<input type="button" onclick="addItem()"/>

clicking on this button will not send the form..

[aisyah]

Originally posted by Khalid Ali
take a look at your form element

<form action="display.jsp" method="post" onsubmit="return validate();">

see the text in bold,this event has to be trigered by soe other event or action.
in the rest of the form code you will have a
input type="submit"

this will trigger that onsubmit event,
on theother hadnif you have simple button

<input type="button" onclick="addItem()"/>

clicking on this button will not send the form..


Thankg for the reply.
Just wanr to know how can i know whether this is the first time i click on the add button?
If this is the first tme, no checking will be done else do checking

thanks