hackerkid/Wikifeedia

Invalid category

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#1 opened on Jul 3, 2015

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Description

File : homepage.js Line : 147 category_of_page = search_input, if the search input is not valid category, then the further lines cannot go to the category which does not exist. So a message should be displayed which showing it is not a valid category.

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Add validation at line 147 of homepage.js to check if the search input is a valid category. If not, display an error message and prevent further navigation.
Tech stack
javascript
Domain
frontend
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Bug
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1
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Under 1 hour
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Active
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Clear
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JavaScript
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90