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sanainfotech
sanainfotech

Reputation: 691

Adding multiple text boxes in html using javascript

I am trying to add multiple text boxes integer value and the sum to be store in another text box.

<script>
function updatesum(){
cash =  parseInt(document.rent_form.cash.value,10);
card = parseInt(document.rent_form.card.value,10);
online = parseInt(document.rent_form.online.value,10);
deduction = parseInt(document.rent_form.deduction.value,10);
actAmount    = parseInt(document.rent_form.actAmount.value,10);
tot = actAmount - (cash+card+online+deduction);
document.rent_form.bal.value = tot;
}
</script>

I am getting NaN value displayed in text box with name="bal"

<form class="form-horizontal" name="rent_form" id="rent_form" action="php/tenantTable.php" 
method="POST">
<input type="text" id="act_rent_amount" name="actAmount" class="input-xlarge" placeholder="" 
value="<?php echo ($row['rent_amount']); ?>" style="visibility: hidden">
<input type="text" name="cash" onChange="updatesum()" value="0">
<input type="text" name="card" onChange="updatesum()" value="0">
<input type="text" name="online" onChange="updatesum()" value="0">
<input type="text" name="deduction" onChange="updatesum()" value="0">
<input type="text" id="bal" name="bal">

Here's a link

Upvotes: 0

Views: 1347

Answers (1)

Nzall
Nzall

Reputation: 3555

If you want to read the value of an input, you need to use document.getElementById("inputid"). so instead of

cash =  parseInt(document.rent_form.cash.value,10);

you need to use

cash =  parseInt(document.getElementById("cash").value,10);

You also need to give all your input fields an Id. If you want to use the name, you need to use getElementsByName()[0], which returns the first element with that name (but please use the ID, it's more accurate and easier to read).

However, because you have the same logical sequence 5 times, I'd do it slightly differently and wrap it into a function: 

function ParseElementValue(elementName){
    return parseInt(document.getElementById(elementName).value,10);
}

and call this like this:

cash = ParseElementValue("cash");
card = ParseElementValue("card");

Upvotes: 1

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