I'm trying to use jQuery and AJAX to validate that users entered a number in a particular field and that they didn't leave it blank and I'm a little confused as to why I can seem to do one, but not the other.
I'm doing this in a jQuery change()
function so any time they change the value in that field, it updates it in the database without refreshing the whole page and it works fine until I try to use isNull()
to validate.
I'm saving their input to a variable called UserInput
and first checking to make sure it's a number with this:
if (!isNaN(UserInput))
which works perfectly. I'm also trying to check and make sure it isn't empty by using this:
if (isNull(UserInput))
Intellisense completes isNull()
for me just like it did for isNaN()
and all appears well in Visual Studio, it compiles without error. I've also tried isNullOrUndefined()
here with a similar result, intellisense completes it for me and all seems well. Right up until I change the value in the field, at which point it promptly gives me this error:
JavaScript runtime error: 'isNull' is undefined.
I'm not sure why it's undefined (especially since intellisense is completing it for me) or how to go about defining it.
I also tried this because it seemed like it covered all the bases, not just isNull()
:
https://stackoverflow.com/a/5515349/8767826
and I put an alert()
inside the if
and I didn't get an error, but my alert didn't fire either.
The end goal is to get it to change to a zero on the client side if they leave do leave it blank.
Anyway I'm kind of stumped and I appreciate any help anyone can offer.
Thanks