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JavaScript

Posted by ian izaguirre
ian izaguirre
3,220 Points

I have an alert and prompt string written on my Wordpress Javascript file but where is the users information stored after they answer the popup question?

1.) I have an alert and prompt string written on my Wordpress Javascript file but where is the users information stored after they answer the popup question?

           alert("Hello " + prompt("What is your name"));

The Javascript shows up running on here : http://izaguirre.me/contact/

My other question is , :

2.) Why does this javascript function only run on this page http://izaguirre.me/contact/ ? Is there a way to add something to dictate which pages the prompt is supposed to run on ?

3 Answers

Brian Clovis
Brian Clovis
5,899 Points
Brian Clovis
Brian Clovis
5,899 Points

the difference is now the name is stored in a variable for use later on in the page if needed. EG. using it to fill out the name field in your form. if you want to store it for a longer duration , look into local or session storeage. For something you actualy 'see', your looking at doing something with a server side script to send to a database,

ian izaguirre
ian izaguirre
3,220 Points

Thank you I understand this a lot better now :-) .... Whats the difference with changing the code by adding a var ?

Brian Clovis
Brian Clovis
5,899 Points
Brian Clovis
Brian Clovis
5,899 Points

if you want o store the name for use later, try this:

var name = prompt("What is your name") alert("Hello " + name );

ian izaguirre
ian izaguirre
3,220 Points

Hi thank you for helping me, when I put your code in to replace the original one, Where do I go to see the stored information ?

Brian Clovis
Brian Clovis
5,899 Points
Brian Clovis
Brian Clovis
5,899 Points

its stored in javascript memory so no real way to 'see' it. Depends really on what your trying to do

ian izaguirre
ian izaguirre
3,220 Points

So if there is not real way to see it whats the difference with your code ? ( I got the original code from the javascript teamtree house video) , and whats the point of having someone type there name or information if its going to be erased in 5 seconds ? is it just for a temporary welcome message ?