[noorahmad]

Hi guys I am creating a sign up form and validating (Username, Email and Password) with jQuery in side a javascript function but it can't return the exact value.
here is my code

function user(){
	var result = null;
	$("#div_user").removeClass().addClass('checking').text('Checking Username...').fadeIn(1000);
		$.post("posts.php",{act:"signup",check:"user",username:$("#Username").val()},function(getResult){
			result = getResult;
		});
			// check for user
			if(result == "DONE"){
				$("#div_user").fadeTo(200,0.1,function(){
				  $(this).html('Username exists!').removeClass().addClass('done').fadeTo(900,1);});
			// user else	
			}else{
				$("#div_user").fadeTo(200,0.1,function(){
				  $(this).html('Username already taken!').removeClass().addClass('error').fadeTo(900,1);});
			return false;
			}
	}

What I want to do is if the username is valid or not taken yat then PHP page returns DONE value and I am using that value if it is done then add valid text in div if not then add invalid text in div and if it is invalid then the function should return false value and alert the user for changing the username, but function is not returning the value neither true not false.

Thanks

This post has been edited by noorahmad: 20 November 2009 - 09:56 PM

[Wimpy]

The function you perform the AJAX call from will not be alive when the response returns from the server, that's why it is not working, make the callback-function do the stuff for you instead of trying to make the main-function return some value it will never receive.

[noorahmad]

Thanks for you reply dear, I solved it with using $.ajax.
here is the code:

function user(){
		var Return = $.ajax({url:"posts.php?act=signup&check=user&username="+$("#Username").val(),async:false});
		if( Return.responseText == "DONE" ){
			return true;
		}else{
			return false;
		}		
	}