code not working

Toka1 · December 16th, 2003, 12:31 PM

Thanks Joe

I will alter that, could you also tell me how I change a negative number to positive. Or an alternative to how I could code this.

var b="-" + tonum(form.inputbox2.value);

//Calculation of Discriminent
var d

if (b<=-6 && b>=-20)
{
    d=b*b-(4*0.2253*-194.4);
}
else if (b<=-21 && b>=-52)
{
    d=b*b-(4*0.2253*-134.4);
}
else if (b <-52)
{
    d= (b*4.635);
}

I will change the top line as you suggested.

In the above code for the first two conditions I need the input changing to a negative number.

But the last condition "d= (b*4.635);" I need b to stay as a positive input here.

So I need to now change this back to a positive number or write the negative line that you have helped me with to only correspond to the first two conditions.

Can you help at all

Thanks

Toka

joefawcett · December 16th, 2003, 12:47 PM

If I understand you correctly why not leave b as positive? As you are squaring it anyway it seems odd.
You could also calculate the fixed stuff. Assuming b is just the numeric value entered into the textbox:

Code:

if (b >= -6 && b <= -20)
{
  d=b*b-(4*0.2253*-194.4); //calculate 4*0.2253*-194.4 in advance here
}
else if (b >= 21 && b <= 52)
{
  d=b*b-(4*0.2253*-134.4);
}
else if (b > 52)
{
  d= (b*4.635);
}

--

Joe

Toka1 · December 17th, 2003, 05:08 AM

Hi Joe

I cannot leave b as positive or the calculation won't work.

The user will enter a positive number, to do the calculation in the first two instances it will only work on a negative number.

Therfore I need the input changing to a negative number for the first two conditions for the calculation to work and output the required result.

However the 3rd condition as the calculation is simpler works on the positive number input.

Calculating the fixed stuff is a great idea, Thanks