# onClick return function

**URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/t/onclick-return-function/230137
**Category:** web dev
**Created:** [June 22, 2007, 11:33pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/onclick-return-function/230137 "2007-06-22T23:33:02Z")
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### Author: ![bladeMX](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/46a35a/32.png) [@bladeMX](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/bladeMX)
#### Post date: [June 22, 2007, 11:33pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/onclick-return-function/230137/1 "2007-06-22T23:33:02Z")

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why isn’t this working:

```auto

function validate_date_alert() {
    alert (myAlert);
    if (myAlert="yes") {
        alert("Invalid format. Please format using MM/DD/YYYY.");
        return false;
    } else if (myAlert="no") {
        return true;
    }
}

```

The variable are passing by the state always returns as false. What gives???