[jQuery] var set outside ajax call is not reachable

[heohni]

Hi,
for some reason I don't the problem...
This is part of a form check. I check the captcha code and it returns
me a 0 - the test has failed.
I set => hasError = true;
I alert hasError  and it returns "false" and therefore the next ajax
function runs, which is not what I want...

Why is the 'hasError = true;'  is not avialable out side the ajax
call?

                var codeVal = $("#code").val();
                $.ajax({
                                type: "POST",
                                url: "inc/captcha/captcheck.php",
                                data: "code="+codeVal,
                                success: function(msg){
                                        //alert(msg);
                                        if(msg == 0){
                                                $("#code").after('<span 
class="error">Bitte überprüfen Sie Ihre
Eingabe.</span>');
                                                hasError = true;
                                        }
                                }

                });
                alert(hasError);

                if(hasError == false) {
                        $(this).hide();
                        $.ajax({
                                type: "POST",
                                url: "inc/sendemail.php",
                                data: 
"name="+nameVal+"&email="+emailToVal+"&subject="+subjectVal
+"&message="+messageVal,
                                success: function(msg){
                                        //alert(msg);
                                        $("#sendEmail").slideUp("normal", 
function() {
                                                $(".blue").hide();
                                                
$("#sendEmail").before('<h1>Vielen Dank!</h1><p>Ihre Email wurde
an uns gesendet.</p>');
                                        });
                                }

                        });
                }