JavaScript Variable Retaining Last Input

Question

I have a ButtonLink added to a asp:gridview that displays a model pop-up window with a notification message and the text from cell[1] of the row that was clicked. For 98% of them there is the default standard message, which is the cell[1] value, but for these few caveats I want to display a custom message based off the value in cell[1].

My issue I have with this syntax is that it always shows

Gi Joe Destory Cobra

regardless of what the actual text for row.cells[1] is. Can someone assist in a re-write so it will function as I want?

<script type='text/javascript'>
     var row;
     function GetSelectedRow(lnk) {
         row = lnk.parentNode.parentNode;
         var rowIndex = row.rowIndex - 1;
         if (row.cells[1].innerHTML = "Green Lantern") {
             desc = "Please input villian."
         }
         if (row.cells[1].innerHTML = "Batman") {
             desc = "Stay out of Gotham."
         }
         if (row.cells[1].innerHTML = "Gi Joe") {
             desc = "Destroy Cobra."
         }
         else { desc = row.cells[1].innerHTML; }
         $('#<%=lblText.ClientID %>').text(desc);
         $('#myModal').modal('show');
     }
</script>

EDIT
I altered my code to this

<script type='text/javascript'>
     var row;
     function GetSelectedRow(lnk) {
         row = lnk.parentNode.parentNode;
         var rowIndex = row.rowIndex - 1;
         if (row.cells[1].innerHTML == "Green Lantern") {
             desc = "Please input villian."
         }
         if (row.cells[1].innerHTML == "Batman") {
             desc = "Stay out of Gotham."
         }
         if (row.cells[1].innerHTML == "Gi Joe") {
             desc = "Destroy Cobra."
         }
         else { desc = row.cells[1].innerHTML; }
         $('#<%=lblText.ClientID %>').text(desc);
         $('#myModal').modal('show');
     }
</script>

But for example if user clicks the ButtonLink for Gi Joe instead of desc displaying Descroy Cobra it displays GI Joe.

Answer 1

make sure difference between if condition and else if

     if (row.cells[1].innerHTML == "Green Lantern") {
         desc = "Please input villian."
     }
     else if (row.cells[1].innerHTML == "Batman") {
         desc = "Stay out of Gotham."
     }
     else if (row.cells[1].innerHTML == "Gi Joe") {
         desc = "Destroy Cobra."
     }
     else { desc = row.cells[1].innerHTML; }