Javascript number comparison fails

Question

I\'m trying to understand where is my error, because it\'s not possible that JS fails in math!

On the HTML form I have a select and 9 text input. Then, on the JS I c

Answer 1

You will have to parse the value before comparison

user parseInt to convert to integer numeric values, or parseFloat to convert to float values

parseInt Help parseFloat Help

Answer 2

Because you're comparing strings, not integers. Use parseInt to explicitly cast your values as integers.

Here's essentially what you're doing: jsFiddle example

To do the conversion, change your variables to something like:

var new_da1 = parseInt( document.getElementById('new_da1').value, 10);

(assuming they're all integers)