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From: Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk>
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Subject: Re: Bug in javascript found
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Jonas Thörnvall <jonas.thornvall@gmail.com> writes:

> The input alert have not same value as the calcSTR alert.
> And that is also why it not goes into the if clause.
>
> The "Input"+calcSTR is +7
> but  the "calcSTR"+calcSTR is +14-7
>
> A string can't just change value so there must be a bug in at least
> Chrome implementation of javascript.
>
> function evalSecondary(calcSTR){
> 	alert("Input"+calcSTR);
> 	for(m=0;m<calcSTR.length;m++){
> 	tempChar=calcSTR.charCodeAt(m);
> 		//Plus or Minus
> 		if((tempChar==43|| tempChar==45) && m!=0){
> 		    alert("tempChar "+tempChar+ " M="+m+" calcSTR"+calcSTR);
> 			operand=calcSTR.charAt(m);
> 			getSecondaryOps(calcSTR);
> 			calcSubSecondary(calcSTR);
> 		} 
> 	}
> }

You need to post a small, complete example that demonstrates the
problem.  You are still using what I'd loosely describe as global
variables and that makes you code one giant interconnected web of
potential side-effects.

-- 
Ben.