Confirm() Function

See also

• Alert() JavaScript Function - info on alert() function.

Examples

• JavaScript Confirm() - example of using a JavaScript confirm() method. Returns a boolean true or false.
  Ex: <a href="javascript: confirm('When finished, click OK'); void('')">JavaScript Confirm()</a>
• Results Example - Showing how to capture the results.  Returns a boolean true or false. 
  Ex: <a href="javascript: alert('Your choice was: ' + confirm('When finished, click OK') ); void('')">Results Example</a>
• If Example - Showing how to capture the results.  Returns a boolean true or false. 
  Ex: <a href="javascript: if (confirm('Continue?')) { alert('You chose true') } else { alert('You chose false.') }; void('')">
• Confirm OK, then goto URL (uses onclick()) - Confirm, then next web page - If you press 'OK', then you will launch another web page.
  Ex: <a href="ex_confirm_continuepressed.htm" onclick = "if (! confirm('Continue?')) return false;">
• Confirm OK, then popup a new window (uses onclick()) - Confirm, then next web page - If you press 'OK', then you will launch another web page.
  Ex: <a href="ex_confirm_continuepressed.htm" onclick = "if (! confirm('Continue?')) return false;">
• Confirm OK, then goto a URL (uses window.location.href) - Confirm, then next web page - If you press 'OK', then you will launch another web page.
  Ex: <a href="javascript: if (confirm('Continue?')) { window.location.href='ex_confirm_continuepressed.htm' } else { void('') }; ">
• Confirm OK, then popup a new window (uses window.open()) - Confirm, then next web page - If you press 'OK', then you will launch another web page.
  Ex: <a href="javascript: if (confirm('Continue?')) { window.open('ex_confirm_continuepressed.htm'); void('') } else { void('') }; ">
• The normal html would look like:
  blnAnswer = confirm('When finished, click OK')