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Shittu Joseph Olugbenga
Shittu Joseph Olugbenga

Reputation: 6476

Jquery Functions does not work on function parameter

I have a jquery function which receives a parameter from it callers. Calling split() on the parameter throws error. Here is the function

function formatNairaCurrency(value) {
var formatedWithoutNaira;
var formattedAmount
//check if value is in kobo format
var splittedValue = value.split(".");//Throws error
if (splittedValue.length === 2) {
    formatedWithoutNaira = isNaN(splittedValue[0]) ? "" : splittedValue[0].toString().replace(/\B(?=(\d{3})+(?!\d))/g, ",");
    formattedAmount = "₦" + formatedWithoutNaira + splittedValue[1];
} else {
    formatedWithoutNaira = isNaN(value) ? "" : value.toString().replace(/\B(?=(\d{3})+(?!\d))/g, ",");
    formattedAmount = "₦" + formatedWithoutNaira + ".00";
}

return formattedAmount;}

The call var splittedValue = value.split("."); throws the error value.split is not a function

What am I missing?

I am calling this in a .cshtml file. This works in another function even on the same .js file. The difference is that the value was not a parameter but a value from a text box.

Your help is greatly appreciated.

Upvotes: 2

Views: 54

Answers (1)

Jaiden Snow
Jaiden Snow

Reputation: 852

If i understand your intention correctly you are trying to use split for string. Your error could be caused by the fact that value is not string. You need to debug or throw to console 'value'.

Edit: For example if

value is null, or value is undefinded this would most definitely cause your error. Testing for those conditions:

(value === null)
(typeof value === 'undefined')

If your value is number - that would cause error too. You need to cast number to string first. You can do it by

var valueAsString = value.toString();
valueAsString.split('.');

Upvotes: 1

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