Hi, I'll take a look at v1.3.1 - but ideally I should not have to hard-code property names for separate forms in my layout.jsp. Can I declare an empty stub just for positioning purposes? e.g. <field property="dateOfBirth" depends=""/>
If not I guess I'll just remove the "extends" for this use-case and go back to defining duplicate field validations. Thanks Paul ________________________________ From: Niall Pemberton [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Fri 3/9/2007 8:08 PM To: Jakarta Commons Users List Subject: Re: [VALIDATOR] property order using extends attribute On 3/9/07, Strachan, Paul <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi, > > using validator 1.2.0 and struts 1.2.9 is there any way to control the order > of validation error messages output on the screen? I would recommend upgrading to the latest Validator 1.3.1 release - its compatible with Struts 1.2.9 and has a number of bug fixes: http://jakarta.apache.org/commons/validator/changes-report.html > for example: > > <form name="MyForm"> > <field property="firstName" depends="required"> > <arg key="firstName.label" resource="true"/> > </field> > <field property="lastName" depends="required"> > <arg key="lastName.label" resource="true"/> > </field> > <field property="dateOfBirth" depends="date"> > <arg key="dateOfBirth.label" resource="true"/> > </field> > </form> > > This example displays: > o First name is required > o Last name is Required > o Date of Birth is invalid > > > Now if I change the validation as follows: > > <form name="MyForm_fatal"> > <field property="dateOfBirth" depends="date"> > <arg key="dateOfBirth.label" resource="true"/> > </field> > </form> > > <form name="MyForm" extends="MyForm_fatal"> > <field property="firstName" depends="required"> > <arg key="firstName.label" resource="true"/> > </field> > <field property="lastName" depends="required"> > <arg key="lastName.label" resource="true"/> > </field> > </form> > > When I validate against "MyForm" it displays: > o Date of Birth is invalid > o First name is required > o Last name is Required > > Is it possible to control the order so that the date of birth message is > displayed after the last name. Possibly an optional attribute (int) on the > <field> element ? Validator validates the fields in the order you specify them in your validation.xml - and Struts displays messages in the order they are added. So to control the order of messages specify the fields in the order you want to see the messages. Alternatively you can control messages for individual fields in struts using the "property" attribute either on the <html:errors/> or <html:messages/> tag - for an example see here: http://www.niallp.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/HelpTagsErrorsAndMessages.html#section5 Niall > Thanks, > > Paul --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ********************************************************************** This message is intended for the addressee named and may contain privileged information or confidential information or both. If you are not the intended recipient please delete it and notify the sender. ********************************************************************** --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
