String comparison issues

**Rohaq** · 12-09-2009 11:27 AM

I'm having some issues trying to write a function that compares two strings from textboxes. It works fine in IE, but falls over during testing in Chrome and Firefox. I've got a sample of the code here, but I'm unsure as to the best way to make this work across browsers:

Code:

<html>
  <head>
    <SCRIPT language="Javascript">
      <!--
      function testText()
      {
        var txtContent = new String(document.getElementById(arguments[0]).value);
        var confContent = new String(document.getElementById(arguments[1]).value);

        if( txtContent.length >= 4 && txtContent.toLowerCase() == confContent.toLowerCase ) {
          alert('Match!');
        } else {
          alert('No match!');
        }
      }
      //-->
    </SCRIPT>
  </head>
  <body>

    <form>
      <input type='text' name='text1'><br />
      <input type='text' name='text2'><br />
      <input type='button' value='Test' OnClick="testText('text1','text2')">
    </form>

  </body>
</html>

Any ideas on how I can get this function working across different browsers?

Cheers,

**Rohaq** · 12-09-2009 11:51 AM

Never mind, I found the problem - IE's Javascript engine is playing too fast and loose with the rules: It accepts both 'name' and 'id' fields in document.getElementbyId, whilst Firefox and Chrome require corresponding 'id' fields to be set in order for the function to work.

**Kor** · 12-10-2009 03:42 AM

You have also an HTML error: your document has no Doctype. And the notation <br />
is specific to XHTML not to HTML. Make up your mind: either HTML Doctype and rules or XHTML Doctype and rules.

**Rohaq** · 12-10-2009 03:46 AM

I'm not that concerned about that - It was only test code to test the comparison function

**Kor** · 12-10-2009 04:02 AM

Originally Posted by Rohaq

I'm not that concerned about that

You should. Without a Doctype (that means in quirksmode) browsers do interpret the javascript and CSS codes in peculiar and different ways than the standard way, thus your test will be unconvincing. Moreover, HTML/XHTML errors might change, distort or even block the JavaScript effects.

Whenever you encounter a JavaScript or CSS problem, make sure, first, that the HTML/XHTML pattern code is correct and valid.

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