Using Javascript to compare two input numbers in HTML?

Question

I am using Notepad++ to create a simple web page where a user types in two numbers into a text box, and then presses a button. When they press the button something comes up

Answer 1

Html is a string, not a value. You need to parse it in someway.

EDIT:

The problem seems to be grabbing the values, change it to getElementById and it works fine:

http://jsfiddle.net/fHtZU/10/

HTML

Assignment 10


    

    

Enter Value 1:

Enter Value 2:

js

function greaterNum(){
    var value1;
    var value2;
    value1 = document.getElementById("First_num").value;
    value2 = document.getElementById("last_num").value;
    if (value1 > value2){
        alert(value1 - value2);
        document.body.style.background = "orange";
    }

}