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Roger
Roger

Reputation: 70

jQuery Calculation Problem

I've been struggling trying to get jQuery to make a calculation for me, and i'm kinda pulling my hair out a bit now!

I need to make a calculation to work out the theoretical weight of a given amount of steel sheets based upon the quantity and the dimensions. The output will be a weight in kg.

The equation is as follows: Qty x 7.85 x Length(mm) x Width(mm) x Gauge(mm) / 1000

The details need to be pulled from form fields and then the result outputted to text or in an input, preferably as the person edits the quantity field.

You can see an example of what i am trying to achieve here: http://www.clifton.rogr.net/enquiry

Upvotes: 0

Views: 373

Answers (2)

Traveling_Monk
Traveling_Monk

Reputation: 788

use parseInt()

total =  parseInt($('#Qty).val()) * 
    7.85 * 
    parseInt($('#Length').val()) * 
    parseInt($('#Width').val()) * 
    parseInt($('#Gauge').val()) / 1000

Upvotes: 1

dingonv
dingonv

Reputation: 1

for the live update part of your answer you need to use an event handler attached to all of the fields that can have input entered in them. anytime the value in a field changes you need to perform the calculation and set the value of your output field, or element to the result of the calculation

Upvotes: 0

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