Java Help

[Phil 0]

I would like to make a webpage that allows the user to input various numbers into a series of testboxes and when they click calculate it will total the numbers for them and display it at the bottom in another textbox.

[maximus_0217 0]

So you want a sort of order form or just simply addition of numbers?

[Phil 0]

Well what i want is basically an order form where they also input the quantity and the price is already inputed. I am also confused what is the difference between Java and Javascript or is there a difference?

[maximus_0217 0]

One way to do it is to give make a quantity field and a disabled price field and give each an id:var userTotal;var i=0, ;while(document.getElementById){ var quantity = document.getElementById('quantity' + i).value; var price = document.geteElementById('price' + i).value; var total = quantity * price; userTotal += total; i++;}document.getElementById('totalPrice').value = userTotal;now your going to have issues with decimal places, but thats another story...though often confused, java and javascript are very different. javascript was created by netscape as a browser scripting language that lacks any file i/o,etc. Its simple and easy to learn, whereas java is a more substantial object oriented scripting language that can be used to create standalone applications and such

[EricDrinkard 0]

What does that do.Is it a calculator or what.Also can it be used on php site

[Spectre 0]

It's JavaScript. It can be inserted to any page that will be interpreted as HTML, and will work provided the client is capable for running JavaScripts.

[Gamesquare 0]

Javascript is easier and more convenient to use, but Java can be used for standalone applications and is overall much more powerful.As for the script you want, it would better to just do it serverside. If it's an order form and not just some sort of calculator, I assume it would involve serverside scripting anyway, so you might as well do the calculations serverside.