posted 18 years ago
I got the JavaScript to validate required from the internet:
function validateRequired(form) {
var isValid = true;
var focusField = null;
var i = 0;
var fields = new Array();
var formName = form.getAttributeNode("name");
oRequired = new required();
for (x in oRequired) {
var field = form[oRequired[x][0]];
if ((field.type == 'hidden' ||
field.type == 'text' ||
field.type == 'textarea' ||
field.type == 'file' ||
field.type == 'checkbox' ||
field.type == 'select-one' ||
field.type == 'password') &&
field.disabled == false) {
var value = '';
// get field's value
if (field.type == "select-one") {
var si = field.selectedIndex;
if (si >= 0) {
value = field.options[si].value;
}
} else if (field.type == 'checkbox') {
if (field.checked) {
value = field.value;
}
} else {
value = field.value;
}
if (trim(value).length == 0) {
if (i == 0) {
focusField = field;
}
fields[i++] = oRequired[x][1];
isValid = false;
}
} else if (field.type == "select-multiple") {
var numOptions = field.options.length;
lastSelected=-1;
for(loop=numOptions-1;loop>=0;loop--) {
if(field.options[loop].selected) {
lastSelected = loop;
value = field.options[loop].value;
break;
}
}
if(lastSelected < 0 || trim(value).length == 0) {
if(i == 0) {
focusField = field;
}
fields[i++] = oRequired[x][1];
isValid=false;
}
} else if ((field.length > 0) && (field[0].type == 'radio' || field[0].type == 'checkbox')) {
isChecked=-1;
for (loop=0;loop < field.length;loop++) {
if (field[loop].checked) {
isChecked=loop;
break; // only one needs to be checked
}
}
if (isChecked < 0) {
if (i == 0) {
focusField = field[0];
}
fields[i++] = oRequired[x][1];
isValid=false;
}
}
}
if (fields.length > 0) {
focusField.focus();
alert('hello' + fields.join('\n'));
}
return isValid;
}
// Trim whitespace from left and right sides of s.
function trim(s) {
return s.replace( /^\s*/, "" ).replace( /\s*$/, "" );
}
Everything works, except that the alert box displays "{0} is required."
It appears that the line
fields[i++] = oRequired[x][1];
is simply copying the string "{0} is required.".
In validation.xml I have
<form-validation>
<formset>
<form name="displayForm">
<field property="name"
depends="required">
<arg0 key="errors.required"/>
</field>
</form>
</formset>
</form-validation>
Please tell me what i am doing wrong.
Thanks,
Alejandro barrero
Your help will be greatly appreciated,
Alejandro Barrero