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  1. #1
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    Feb 2006
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    4

    Cant figure this Javascript out!!!

    ok once again im confused, im tryin to make 2 arrays one with names and one with numbers, then as a number is entered it searches the parallel name array and displays the corresponding name. If the numbers not valid an error message needs to be alerted. Someone plzz help me. I dont know what im doing wrong.

    <script>
    var employeenumber=new Array('10001','20002','30003','40004','50005')
    var employeename=new Array('Jared','Mike','Tyrone','Quan Chi','Abraham')
    var inn
    var index
    var index2

    for(index=0;index<5;++index)
    {
    inn=prompt("Please enter an employee number")
    for(index2=0;index2<5;++index2)
    {
    if(inn==employeenumber[index2])
    index2=index2+5;
    else
    if(index2==4)
    {
    alert("wrong number.. resubmit");
    inn=prompt("Please enter an employee number");
    index2=-1;
    }
    }
    employeename[index]=inn;
    document.writeln("Number found, employee name is:" +employeename[index]);

    }
    </script>

    i dont know whats wrong..

  2. #2
    Join Date
    Mar 2006
    Location
    NYC
    Posts
    7
    you're code is really ugly!!!

    Try this:

    Code:
    <script>
    var employeenumber=new Array('10001','20002','30003','40004','50005')
    var employeename=new Array('Jared','Mike','Tyrone','Quan Chi','Abraham')
    var inn
    var index
    var index2
    
    var i = 0;
    inn=prompt("Please enter an employee number");
    
    var found = false;
    
    while (!found && i<5) {
    	if(inn==employeenumber[i]) found = true;
    	i++;
    }
    if (found) {
    	alert('found it:'+employeename[i]);
    	} 
    	else {
    	alert('not found:'+inn);
    	}
    
    
    </script>

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