I want to verify in JavaScript that my required fields are not blank

Question

Hopefully this is basic JavaScript and the answer is easy since I am new at this. I just want to make sure all required fields are not blank before the user can proceed. In my <

Answer 1

Try changing the function to this: (NOTE: you have to add more tests to the if clause for the rest of the elements)

function insert() {
    if (window.XMLHttpRequest) {
        xmlhttp = new XLMHttpRequest();
    } else {
        xmlhttp = new ActiveXObject('Microsoft.XMLHTTP');
    }


    if (document.getElementById('child_name').value === '' ||
        document.getElementById('age').value === '' || 
        ...more tests... || 
        document.getElementById('zip').value === '') {
        alert ("Please enter all required fields.");
        return false;
    } else {
        cn1 = 'child_name'+document.getElementById('child_name').value;
        ag2 = 'age'+document.getElementById('age').value;
        hm3 = 'hometown'+document.getElementById('hometown').value;
        bg4 = 'boy_girl'+document.getElementById('boy_girl').value;
        fn5 = 'first_name'+document.getElementById('first_name').value;
        ln6 = 'last_name'+document.getElementById('last_name').value;
        email = 'email'+document.getElementById('email').value;
        ad8 = 'address1'+document.getElementById('address1').value;
        ad9 = 'address2'+document.getElementById('address2').value;
        ct10 = 'city'+document.getElementById('city').value;
        st11 = 'state'+document.getElementById('state').value;
        zp12 = 'zip'+document.getElementById('zip').value;

        xmlhttp.open('POST', 'payment.php', true);
        xmlhttp.setRequestHeader('Content-type', 'application/x-www-form-urlencoded');
        xmlhttp.send(cn1&ag2&hm3&bg4&fn5&ln6&email$ad8&ad9&ct10&st11&zp12); 
    }
}