String parsing

[dreamclutch]

Trying to grab an options value from a form option usnig javsascript, and then sorta out the values into two integers for a case method. If I manually enter integers in the case method it works. The issue seems to lie with either the options value syntax or substr? Thanks


//Javascript Code
//convert form options data from comma delimited line (x,x) to 2 intergers

var day1 = form1.Branch.options[form1.Branch.selectedIndex].value
var day2 = form1.Branch.options[form1.Branch.selectedIndex].value

day1.substr(0,1) //returns first interger day
day2.substr(2,3) //returns second interger day

//get day of the week for alert

//two case methods grabbing two numbers
//switch (first integer) {
//code }

//switch (second interger) {
//code }


<form name="form1" method="post" action="shipUpdate.asp" onSubmit="return check_date()">

//some other form code

//option values below (4 and 5) are parsed from a two db fields


<select name="Branch">
<option value="SelectOne" selected>Select One</option>
<option value="4,5" label="101-9th Avenue">101-9th Avenue</option>
</option>

 

[cLFlaVA]

try something like this:

var dayMush = form1.Branch.options[form1.Branch.selectedIndex].value.split(",");
var dayOne = parseInt( dayMush[0] );
var dayTwo = parseInt( dayMush[1] );

switch (dayOne) {
  // ...
}

switch (dayTwo) {
  // ...
}

*cLFlaVA
----------------------------
[tt]your mom goes to college[/tt]
[URL unfurl="true"]http://www.coryarthus.com/[/url]

 

[kaht]

have you tried using alert to see what lies in the values of day1 and day2? I think you might be surprised if you do for 2 reasons:

1. calling the substr method on a string does not change the string itself - you will have to manually overwrite the value of the variable for that:

[COLOR=red][b]day1 = [/b][/color]day1.substr(0, 1)

2. you're using the substr method incorrectly for day2. the substr method works as follows: string.substr(startingPointOfString, lengthThatYouWantToPull) - so in your pull of day2 you're trying to pull a string starting at position 2 that is 3 characters long - change it to:

[COLOR=red][b]day2 = [/b][/color]day2.substr(2, [COLOR=red][b]1[/b][/color])

-kaht

...looks like you don't have a job, so why don't you get out there and feed Tina.

 

[dreamclutch]

I have this, but doesn't seem to work.


//splice form options data into comma delimited line with two intergers
var day1 = form1.Branch.options[form1.Branch.selectedIndex].value
var day2 = form1.Branch.options[form1.Branch.selectedIndex].value

day1 = day1.substr(0,1) //returns first interger day
day2 = day2.substr(2,1) //returns second interger day

//get day of the week for alert
switch (day1) {
case 0:
RunOnDay ="Sunday";
break
case 1:
RunOnDay ="Monday";
break
case 2:
RunOnDay ="Tuesday";
break
case 3:
RunOnDay ="Wednesday";
break
case 4:
RunOnDay ="Thursday";
break
case 5:
RunOnDay ="Friday";
break
case 6:
RunOnDay ="Saturday";
break
}

switch (day2) {
case 0:
RunOnDay2 ="Sunday";
break
case 1:
RunOnDay2 ="Monday";
break
case 2:
RunOnDay2 ="Tuesday";
break
case 3:
RunOnDay2 ="Wednesday";
break
case 4:
RunOnDay2 ="Thursday";
break
case 5:
RunOnDay2 ="Friday";
break
case 6:
RunOnDay2 ="Saturday";
break
}

themessage ="This report can only be run on: "
themessage += RunOnDay
themessage += RunOnDay2
alert(themessage)
return false
}

 

[cLFlaVA]

and have you tried the parseInt function as i stated in mine?

*cLFlaVA
----------------------------
[tt]your mom goes to college[/tt]
[URL unfurl="true"]http://www.coryarthus.com/[/url]

 

[dreamclutch]

ahhh it works..yes cLFlaVA your method seemed to work.

- Justin