How to use comparison operator in Javascript for two input values

Question

I want to compare the two input values, just try in javascript, but it\'s not working fine. I\'m using the following code

function check_closing()
{
var opening         


        

Answer 1

The values of input elements are always strings. To compare them as numbers, you must convert them to numbers. You can do that with:

• parseInt if they're whole numbers and you want to specify the number base and stop parsing at the first non-numeric character

  Example:

  var opening = parseInt($('#opening').val(), 10);
  // This is the number base, usually 10 ---^^^^
  

• parseFloat if they're decimal fractional numbers

  Example:

  var opening = parseFloat($('#opening').val()); // Always base 10
  

• The + if you want JavaScript to guess the number base, and give you NaN if there's a non-numeric character

  Example:

  var opening = +$('#opening').val();
  //            ^---- it's hiding here
  

...and a few others.