jQuery / Ajax simple chatbot, how ignore lowercases

Question

I am currently programming a simple chatbot but I getting trouble with the input identifier.

if (message.indexOf("how are you")>=0){
            send_message("Thanks, Iam good!");
            responsiveVoice.speak("Thanks, Iam good!");

Is person is tying in "How are you" the answer will not be triggered since its not lower case. I could copy/paste if state with "How" but is there a easier way? Please be gentle, aim new to programming. Thank you!

score 0 · Accepted Answer · answered Dec 29 '15 at 16:37

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Use .toLowerCase()

if (message.toLowerCase().indexOf("how are you") >= 0)

answered Dec 29 '15 at 16:37

Andrew Brooke

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score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Dec 29 '15 at 16:37

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You could try toLowerCase function of javascript.

messaje.toLowerCase().indexOf("how are you")...

Function: http://www.w3schools.com/jsref/jsref_tolowercase.asp

answered Dec 29 '15 at 16:37

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jQuery / Ajax simple chatbot, how ignore lowercases

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