What should i use

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May 11 2007, 2:30 pm
In javascript i am making a script to view the current URL using a variable such as
var currentlocation = "the variable i need"
to make it clearer what i mean is i want to store the current location in a string
May 11 2007, 2:57 pm
var currentlocation = document.URL

Found via http://www.w3schools.com/js/default.asp
May 11 2007, 3:16 pm
In response to Crispy
ok i used that but now im getting an error i've tried error console but it doesn't help. I will post my code plz help

var clol = document.URL
var thing = "hey"
if (clol = index.html)
{
document.write(thing)
}

Please Help!
May 11 2007, 3:19 pm
In response to Upinflames
clol is a string, you're not treating it as a string in your if conditional. if(clol == "index.html") should fix the error.
May 11 2007, 3:25 pm
In response to Nadrew
nope no luck
heres the new code

var clol = document.URL
var thing = "hey"
if (clol = "index.html")
{
document.write(thing)
}
May 11 2007, 3:49 pm
In response to Upinflames
Upinflames wrote:
nope no luck
heres the new code
>

var clol = document.URL
var thing = "hey"
if (clol = "index.html")
{
document.write(thing)
}
>


You cannot do == in between strings IIRC
May 11 2007, 4:04 pm
In response to Upinflames
You're using a single equal sign in your if() statement. A single equal sign means assignment. You don't want that, you want to test equality, for which you need two equal signs: ==
May 11 2007, 4:05 pm
In response to Shlaklava
ok i added that in the ==(thanks shlaklava for that i missed that) but it's still not working
May 11 2007, 5:06 pm
In response to Upinflames
Upinflames wrote:
ok i added that in the ==(thanks shlaklava for that i missed that) but it's still not working

If it is still not returning the right results from the if() test then it is because a function might be needed to test the strings.