rule that ignores initial caps or all-caps user input

[bobk_IMbranded]

I have a graphic rule that allows a user to enter a name in a variable data field and if it matches a what I want it to, it'll return a graphic- -

 

if (Field("Dealership Name").indexOf(String("Acura")) > -1)

{

return Resource("Acura.png");

 

but I want to allow for the possibility that a user may type in all caps or initial caps and or all lower case. As long as the it matches the words, I don't care about the case. How do I amend this rule to do that?

 

also, what does that "> -1" mean in the first line?

 

thanks

 

-bob

[esmith]

you could change your IF statement to

if (Field("Dealership Name").toLowerCase().indexOf("acura") > -1)

 

The toLowerCase method converts your field value to all lowercase which you compare to an all-lowercase string in your indexOf method.

 

The indexOf method returns the start position of the string you're looking for in the string you're searching. A value of "-1" is returned if there is no match while a value of zero or greater is returned if the string does exist. So the code above is essentially saying "if the string exists anywhere in field value".

[bobk_IMbranded]

Thanks Eric. That's a lot more straight forward than I expected.

[bobk_IMbranded]

Eric, I forgot to ask about this..., I noticed you removed the "(String" portion of the rule after .indexOf(). Does leaving this in change the effect? What purpose does it have either way?

[esmith]

String() is redundant in this case because anything between the parenthesis is automatically defined to be a string. Leaving it in is not "wrong"; just unnecessary.

[bobk_IMbranded]

Thanks, that's what I thought. I tested it both ways and it all worked the same. Thanks for confirming!!

 

-bob