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Michael Fazekas
3,070 PointsHow to check username length for form validation? JS
Trying to build a form validation with JavaScript and my mind has gone blank trying to figure this out on my own. since I don't fully understand certain things let figured I would do it and hopes to figuring this out. this is all I got for right hints will def help thanks!
// variables for selecting id and class names linked to html
const userName = document.querySelector('#username');
const form = document.querySelector('#form');
const password = document.querySelector('#password');
const verifyPassword = document.querySelector('#password2');
//Show error message
function showError(input, message){
const controlForm = input.parentElement;
controlForm.className = 'form-control-error';
const small = document.querySelector('small');
small.innerText = 'message';
}
//checklength of username and password
function checkLength(username, password){
}
1 Answer
Victor Mercier
14,667 PointsHi, you could do that:
const minimumPasswordLength = 4;
function checkLength(username,password){
if(password.length < minimumPasswordLength || username.length < minimumPasswordLength){
return false;
}else{
return true;
}
}
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