<html>
<head>
<title>Desc 395 Assignment 3</title>
<script language = "JavaScript">
function confirmInfo () {
// if statements are enclosed between 2 parentheses ()
// if you want to see if the value of the field is left blank... hence the ==""
if (document.log_in.StudentName.value == "") {
window.alert("You must fill in your full name");
return false;
}
// it's == not = =
// and also same mistakes for the " "
else if (document.log_in.StudentNumber.value=="") {
window.alert("You must fill in your student number");
return false;
}
// you want to add an else statement if any of the 2 are ok, catches the rest
else {
window.alert("Your information has been processed");
return true;
}
}
</head>
</script>
<body>
// makes sure your html tags are as follow name="value" not name = "value"
<form name="log_in" onSubmit="return confirmInfo();">
<p> Student Name: <input type="text" Name="StudentName" size=40></p>
<p> Student Number: <input type="text" Name="StudentNumber" size=40></p>
<p> <input type="submit" value="log in"> <input type="reset" value="reset">
</form>
</body>
</html>