A jQuery 'if' condition to check multiple values

Question

In the code below, is there a better way to check the condition using jQuery?

if(($(\'#test1\').val() == \'first_value\')||($(\'#test2\').val() == \'second_v         


        

Answer 1

Demo: just another idea is at http://jsfiddle.net/h3qJB/. Please let me know how it goes.

You can also do chaining like:

$('#test1, #test2, #test3, #test4').each(function(){ //...use this.value here  });

It might be that De Morgan's laws gives you an idea of how to make the logic a bit more compact (although I am not sure what is the specific case or is it as simple as comparing values).

Code

var boolean1 = (($('#test1').val() == 'first_value')||($('#test2').val() == 'second_value'))

var boolean2 = (($('#test3').val()!='third_value')|| ($('#test4').val()!='fourth_value'))

if (boolean1 && boolean2)
    alert("bingo");
else
    alert("buzzinga");