https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/topic/merge-tag-to-javascript-variable-not-working-as-expected Gravity Support Forums Topic: Merge Tag to javascript variable not working as expected en-US Mon, 20 Apr 2026 13:17:57 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.1 q https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/search.php https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/topic/merge-tag-to-javascript-variable-not-working-as-expected#post-62964 Tue, 19 Jun 2012 08:45:59 +0000 David Peralty 62964@https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/ <p>Glad to hear it. :) </p> https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/topic/merge-tag-to-javascript-variable-not-working-as-expected#post-62962 Tue, 19 Jun 2012 08:44:23 +0000 donaker 62962@https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/ <p>please disregard. i figured this one out. </p> https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/topic/merge-tag-to-javascript-variable-not-working-as-expected#post-62925 Mon, 18 Jun 2012 19:14:58 +0000 donaker 62925@https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/ <p>I have a form set up with a radio button group for selecting from a list of job functions (Administration, Instruction, Technical / IT).</p> <p>Upon form submission a post is created.</p> <p>In the post body field I have a javascript with a variable (var JobFunction = {Which of the following best describes your job function?:4};).</p> <p>The merge tag is being passed like this:<br /> var JobFunction = Technical / IT;<br /> rather than<br /> var JobFunction = "Technical / IT";</p> <p>Is there some way I can pass the merge tag as a string?</p> <p>In the script I'm trying to test the variable and use the value to set some other variables like follows:</p> <p>if (JobFunction=="Technical / IT"){ do something }</p> <p>The problem is that my if statement doesn't work because it doesn't seem to see the variable as a string. </p>