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My assignment for my programming class is to create a script using JavaScript that asks a user to enter a number in a pop up dialog box on their browser, and then tell them if they entered an odd or an even number. This is what I have come up with so far, whenever I test it on a browser it says that every number is even. I have dug through my textbook looking for answers, but that has not helped much. All I am asking for is a push in the right direction. Thanks.

<?xml version = "1.0" encoding = "utf-8"?>
<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Strict//EN"
	"http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-strict.dtd">

	<!-- Exercise 6.27: 6.27.html -->
	<html xmlns = "http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">
		<head>
			<title>Exercise 6.27</title>
			<script type="text/javascript">
				var numberS; //number as a string
				var numberI; //number as an integer
				var result; //result from dividing integer by 2
			
				//user enters a string
				numberS = window.prompt( "Please enter an integer, we will let you know if what you entered is even or odd" );
				//convert string into an integer
				numberI = parseInt( numberS );
				//divide integer by 2
				result = numberI / 2;
				//if result has no remainder print "This integer is even"
				if ( result % 2 )
					document.writeln( "This integer is even" );
				//else print "This integer is odd"
				else
					document.writeln( "This integer is odd" );
			</script>
		</head><body></body>
	</html>
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Member Avatar for kalpanakovuru

Hi,

In the above code the logic is they divided the give number by 2 and again checking the condition by modulo 2 its not correct .
Gust we can check the condition by modulo 2 with the given number as i mentioned below.

//if result has no remainder print "This integer is even"
if (numberI % 2)
document.writeln("This integer is odd");
//else print "This integer is odd"
else
document.writeln("This integer is even");

Try this code it will work.

Thanks :-)

Member Avatar for cdudefire

Thanks it worked. I see the logic correctly now, thanks for clearing up my understanding.

Member Avatar for ddymacek

I understand it is accepted practice not to, but please learn to use braces { } in your code. trust me. today I am working on the javascript part of a form that is over 1500 lines long. with several 100 - 150 lines of if / else if statements.

if ( result % 2 ) {
document.writeln( "This integer is even" );
//else print "This integer is odd"
} else {
document.writeln( "This integer is odd" );
}

and kalpanak... is right, you need to use mod on the number input, do not divide by 2, prior to this step.

<?xml version = "1.0" encoding = "utf-8"?>
    <!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Strict//EN"
    "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-strict.dtd">
     
    <!-- Exercise 6.27: 6.27.html -->
    <html xmlns = "http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">
    <head>
    <title>Exercise 6.27</title>
    <script type="text/javascript">
    var numberS; //number as a string
    var numberI; //number as an integer
    var result; //result from dividing integer by 2     
    //user enters a string
    numberS = window.prompt( "Please enter an integer, we will let you know if what you entered is even or odd" );
    //convert string into an integer
    numberI = parseInt( numberS );

    //if result has no remainder print "This integer is even"	
	// do mod on the input number, do not divide by 2 previously to this.
    if ( numberI % 2 ) {
	document.writeln( "This integer is odd" );    
    //else print "This integer is odd"
    } else {
	document.writeln( "This integer is even" );
    } 
    </script>
    </head><body></body>
    </html>

read about mod, good luck in your classes.
http://www.learnphpin24hours.org/2010/07/14/php-modulo-tutorial/

Member Avatar for cdudefire

Thanks for the advise and the link. I will make sure to use braces more in my code.

Member Avatar for sridhar_sam

i need popup window for asp.net. can u help me

Member Avatar for cdudefire

Sorry I can't help use, I am not familiar with asp.net. Maybe someone else could help you.

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