Compare Javascript Ajax Response with String

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I'm trying to compare the result from from ajax call with a string. My result is returning the correct result but i can't get the if statement to compare this with my string, any ideas?

      $.ajax({
        type: "POST",
        url: "sessionCheck.php",
        data: {id:mwdata},
        success: function(html) {
            if (html == "open"){
                alert ("yes it's open");   
            }else if(html == "closed"){
                alert ("no it's closed");   
            }  
        }
      });

Are you getting some kind of error? What do you see when you add console.log(html)? — RobertAKARobin
– RobertAKARobin, Commented Jan 21, 2019 at 14:06
Odds are that html contains whitespace you aren't accounting for. Use JSON instead of invalid HTML. — Quentin
– Quentin, Commented Jan 21, 2019 at 14:08
I don't get any errors and the console.log just confirms i'm getting the result of either open or closed — Ryan
– Ryan, Commented Jan 21, 2019 at 14:11
Are you sure there is no whitespace in your response? Run the code: console.log(html.length); and see the length is correct — Roham Tehrani
– Roham Tehrani, Commented Jan 21, 2019 at 14:54
Another way is to add this code: else { alert("it is not close neither open"); } — Roham Tehrani
– Roham Tehrani, Commented Jan 21, 2019 at 14:54

Ryan · Accepted Answer · 2019-01-21 14:50:28Z

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So the answer was to trim the result var result = $.trim(html);

answered Jan 21, 2019 at 14:50

Ryan

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