Question

I am using an onsubmit variable to ensure that the user really means to delete something, however as soon as I put a value in the parenthesis inside the onsubmit it no longer calls the confirm box.

Code:

onClick="confirmSubmit(abc)"

Doesn’t work but the following:

onClick="confirmSubmit()"

Does work

Function:

    function confirmSubmit(category)
{
var category = category;
var agree=confirm("Are you sure you wish to DELETE" + category + " and all of its subcategories and photos?");
if (agree)
    return true ;
else
    return false ;
}

Answer 1

you need quotes around your abc:

onclick="confirmSubmit('abc')"

Without them you are trying to pass a variable, abc, which doesn’t exist and triggers an error