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Compare variable values using javascript

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October 30, 2023
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Hi,

I am trying to use "if" condition to compare values of 2 variables that I am getting from SOAP call.

<% if(rtEvent.ctx.Consumer.oldid==rtEvent.ctx.Consumer.newid) { %>here<% } else { %>there<% } %>

I have checked in RT instance and found that value of "oldid" and "newid" are same but it is still going in "else" condition.

Can anyone please tell me what is wrong?

I have used "if" condition in the past but just to check variables's value against static value and this has worked.

e.g. <% if(rtEvent.ctx.Consumer.oldid=="correct") { %>here<% } else { %>there<% } %>

Thanks,

Vinay

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Best answer by Marcel_Szimonisz

Hello @vinay16 .
is it string or integer values? I usually cast these ctx values to respective string or integer when comparing. I have problems especially with numbers when tried to do rtEvent.ctx.var>10 the rtEvent.ctx.var is typeof xml can you try cast it? However I never had problems comparing other types than numbers.

rtEvent.ctx.Consumer.oldid.toString()//if string
parseInt(rtEvent.ctx.Consumer.oldid)//if number

if (rtEvent.ctx.Consumer.oldid.toString()==rtEvent.ctx.Consumer.newid.toString()){
//do something
}

Marcel

Manoj_Kumar

Community Advisor

Hello @vinay16

Can you check if there are any spelling mistakes or additional spaces in the values?

Manoj | https://themartech.pro

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vinay16Author

Level 4

There isn't any spelling mistake.

For values, I have checked in AC - Data and I can see same values are there. Don't know what is wrong. Can you please share insight?

AkshayAnand

Community Advisor

Hi @vinay16

Could you try storing the values in some variable and then putting them into comparison, I too face this issue sometimes for by this method it works fine for me. Don't know the exact reason but guess the dot method for location of a variable has some bug as it sometimes start reading it as a function.

Eg. var A = rtEvent.ctx.Consumer.newid;

var B = rtEvent.ctx.Consumer.oldid;

if (A==B) or if (rtEvent.ctx.Consumer.oldid==B)

{

do this;

}

Regards

Akshay

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vinay16Author

Level 4

Thanks for the reply.

I have tried

var A = rtEvent.ctx.Consumer.newid;

var B = rtEvent.ctx.Consumer.oldid;

if (A==B)

But it didn't work.

I will try to use second option.

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vinay16Author

Level 4

Update:

even second approach didn't work.

I have also tried to use

if(A!=B) and if(rtEvent.ctx.Consumer.newid!=rtEvent.ctx.Consumer.oldid)

Didn't work

Marcel_Szimonisz

Accepted solution

Community Advisor

Hello @vinay16 .
is it string or integer values? I usually cast these ctx values to respective string or integer when comparing. I have problems especially with numbers when tried to do rtEvent.ctx.var>10 the rtEvent.ctx.var is typeof xml can you try cast it? However I never had problems comparing other types than numbers.

rtEvent.ctx.Consumer.oldid.toString()//if string
parseInt(rtEvent.ctx.Consumer.oldid)//if number

if (rtEvent.ctx.Consumer.oldid.toString()==rtEvent.ctx.Consumer.newid.toString()){
//do something
}

Marcel