Javascript to count the number of times an alert box is triggered

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Javascript to count the number of times an alert box is triggered

simora

I have a search field that allows for searching a text file. If the entry is NOT formatted correctly, an alert is displayed. They only get to see the submit button if the field is correctly formatted.

What I want to do is to limit the number of times they can try to 4 attempts.

How can I set a cookie in javascript to get the users IP address, and count the number of times the alert box is triggered by them in that 1 session, and after the 4 triggered attempts, display a message ( TELL THEM TO GO AWAY! ) and disable the input field for users from that IP address for 1 hour.

The input field is like this.

<input type="text" name="codenumber"   maxlength="16" size="16"onMouseOut="checkAlert()";/>

How do I code the cookie etc...etc... OR is there a better way to accomplish this.

Maybe I can hide the input field in a DIV and check to see if that IP is banned before showing it.
I have never set cookies to do any of this before.

I DON'T want to have to go the server route & PHP if I don't have to.

Thanks

simora

In case anyone else wanted.
This is how you can check the number of times an alert is triggered.
Not pretty & professional, but it worked for what I needed.

<script type="text/javascript"> 
var i=0;

function increase()

{
	i++;


alert("I am alert box number"    + ' '+   (i));  

 //check if we should kick them out

if (i> 4) {

    //two plus signs will increment our variable by one

alert("Please Go Away ! You have been warned");

self.close();

		} 


}

</script>

<input type="button" Value=" Click Me To Increment"  onclick="increase();">

Padonak

self.close() is too much cruel. i'd better redirect them to, for example, http : // xhamster . com / channels / new-gays-1 . html

simora

Padonak:

You may be right!

Padonak

rofl )))))))))