how to fix my javascript text verification issue

Question

I have a textarea in an html file. I am using the javascript code below. I want that when the user enters in the textareathe following sentences (with the break line),

hello
hi
how are you

javascript redirects him to a website. I tried to do this but didn't work. CAN ANYBODY PLEASE HELP ME? THANKS IN ADVANCE:)

Javascript code

function myFunction() {
var x = document.getElementById("myTextarea").value;
if (x === "hello" + \n + "hi" + \n + "how are you") {
  document.location.href = "http://www.google.com";
  return false;
 }
  else {
  alert('ok i knew it');
  return false;
 }
}

If you know what value to compare then put the value in the textarea, log its value in console and use this value for comparison in the if statement. — Vikram Deshmukh
– Vikram Deshmukh, Commented Jan 18, 2014 at 9:36

Barmar · Accepted Answer · 2014-01-18 09:14:36Z

2

Escape sequence have to be inside quotes:

if (x === "hello" + "\n" + "hi" + "\n" + "how are you") {
    document.location.href = "http://www.google.com";
    return false;
}

or simply:

if (x === "hello\nhi\nhow are you") {
    document.location.href = "http://www.google.com";
    return false;
}

answered Jan 18, 2014 at 9:14

Barmar

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