Using onClick with jQuery POST not working

Question

First of all, I'm trying to use an HTML element (button) to, onClick, perform a JavaScript function I have. The function is called Unban(player) which "unbans" a player from something I'm working on.

The element looks like this,

<button name="button" id="button" onclick="Unban('somebody')"/>

And the JavaScript looks like this:

function Unban(player){
    if (confirm("Are you sure you want to remove the ban on " + player + "?")){
        $.post("actions/unban.php",{Player:player},function(result){
            if (result.contains("Error:"){
                alert(result);
            }

            else{
               alert("You have unbanned " + player + "!");
            }
});

    }

}

The problem is: Nothing happens at all when I call upon the Unban(player) function. I've done a bit of tests and it runs properly without the $.post, so it must be something related to it.

The PHP file works fine and is functional. It is also properly referenced in $.post.

Are you sure you have jQuery sourced? Are you getting any console error messages? — Smern
– Smern, Commented Apr 10, 2013 at 12:48
Also, slightly OT, but its best to separate your javascript... instead of the onclick, you could have a descriptive id such as unbanButton, then bind your code to a click event on that button id. — Smern
– Smern, Commented Apr 10, 2013 at 12:51

Edwin Alex · Accepted Answer · 2013-04-10 12:48:26Z

3

There is a syntax error. A ) is missing here

if (result.contains("Error:")){
                alert(result);
 }

answered Apr 10, 2013 at 12:48

Edwin Alex

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