Problems with conditional statement in jQuery - json

Question

I'm having a problem handling some numbers from a json request. Based on the results I'm trying to output some various bits of HTML. Specifically the problem is when I come to check whether a number is greater than -1, but less than 6. Code excerpt is as follows…
else if(parseInt(myvariable, 10) < -1) {
//this is where one thing happens
}
else if(parseInt(myvariable, 10) > -1) {
//Something else happens here
}
else if(parseInt(myvariable, 10) > 6) {
//This is where the third thing should happen, but doesn't?
}
It seems that despite the value being 7 or 70 the second 'else if' is as far as it gets.
Is there a way that I can check that the number is more than -1 but less than 6 so that it moves on to the next conditional statement.
I'm guessing that (like my previous question) there's a very simple answer so please excuse my naivety.
Thanks in advance.

Answer 1

Conditions are executed only until one is found to be true.
In other words, you need to re-jig their order or tighten them to make your current order work.
7 is above -1, so the second condition resolves to true. So for 7, the 3rd condition is never needed.
if(parseInt(myvariable, 10) < -1) {
//number is less than -1
}
else if(parseInt(myvariable, 10) > 6) {
//number is above 6
}
else {
//neither, so must be inbetween -1 an 6
}

Answer 2

The if condition is wrong. Let's think of this: myvariable is 7.
In your code will happen:
else if(parseInt(myvariable, 10) < -1) {
//this is where one thing happens
}
else if(parseInt(myvariable, 10) > -1) {
**// HERE THE CONDITION IS TRUE, BECAUSE 7 > -1**
}
else if(parseInt(myvariable, 10) > 6) {
// This is where the third thing should happen, but doesn't?
}
You can change it as
else if(parseInt(myvariable, 10) < -1) {
//this is where one thing happens
}
else if(parseInt(myvariable, 10) > 6) {
// This is where the third thing should happen, but doesn't?
}
else if(parseInt(myvariable, 10) > -1) {
// Moved
}
To make it work...

Answer 3

Another solution is to change the second line:
else if(parseInt(myvariable, 10) > -1)
to:
else if(parseInt(myvariable, 10) <= 6)
There are so many ways of writing this.

Answer 4

yes because any number you will write greater than -1 will never go throw the third block of code , it will go throw the second, as you said "the number is more than -1 but less than 6" you can simply do like this :
else if(parseInt(myvariable, 10) < -1) {
//this is where one thing happens
}
else if(parseInt(myvariable, 10) > -1 && parseInt(myvariable, 10) < 6) {
//Something else happens here
}

Answer 5

I guess you can do this easily do something like this:
considering your variable value is (7):
else if(parseInt(myVariable, 10) < -1) {
//this is where one thing happens
}
else if(parseInt(myVariable, 10) > -1) {
//now 'myVariable' is greater than -1, then let's check if it is greater than 6
if(parseInt(myVariable, 10) > 6) {
//this where what you should do if 'myVariable' greater than -1 AND greater than 6
}
}