Subj : Re: Getting string objects to compare equal
To   : netscape.public.mozilla.jseng
From : Martin Honnen
Date : Tue Sep 20 2005 09:31 pm



Steve Evans wrote:

> Here's a snippet of alas-all-too-common script from a website:
> 
> if (theForm.frmEmail.value != theForm.frmEmailConf.value) {
> 	errAlert("The E-mail addresses entered do not match")
> 	return false
> }
> 
> This is comparing two string *objects*, 

Why is that, if that is client side script and those are form controls 
then the value property gives you a string value and not a string 
object. That has always been that way as far as I can remember.
Try
   typeof theForm.frmEmail.value
I don't think it gives you 'object', you get 'string' which is a 
primitive string value.



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