Checking equality of two strings in Javascript

[Shreya Menon]

Hi all,
How can I check the equality between two strings in Javascript without considering or by ignoring the case sensitivity ?
Foir eg: If i have var x = "maya"
var y = "MAYA"
How can I compare these two and return true ?
Thanks,
Maya

[Manish Hatwalne]

If i have var x = "maya"
var y = "MAYA"
Use this code ...

if(x.toLowerCase() == y.toLowerCase())
{
    //do something
}

Note that the string themselves are not affected, only the return value is in lower case.
HTH,
- Manish
[This message has been edited by Manish Hatwalne (edited October 11, 2001).]

[Shreya Menon]

Thanks Manish,
It works.
Maya