Getting a integer value from a textbox, how to check if it's NaN or null etc?

Question

I am pulling a value via JavaScript from a textbox. If the textbox is empty, it returns NaN. I want to return an empty string if it\'s null, empty, etc.

Answer 1

Assuming you have a reference to the input text box:

function getInteger(input) {
  if(!input || !input.value) return "";

  var val = parseInt(input.value, 10);

  if(isNaN(val)) return "";
  else return val;
}