Hi, I would validate each step's data and save it in session. However, if any previous tab is clicked and there was an attempt to change any validated input, then I would validate that input again.
In other words, click 2nd tab->validate 1st tab data and save in session. click 3rd tab->validate 2nd tab data and save in session click submit button -> validate 3rd tab data and insert the session-saved+3rd tab's validated data in db (or any operation else) if any previous/validated tab clicked and information is changed on that tab (before the submit is clicked), re-validate that data again. I do not think there is a need to re-submit all tabs' data again once the submit button is clicked. scs On Fri, Mar 12, 2010 at 8:04 PM, David Mintz <[email protected]> wrote: > Embarking on my first ajaxified Zend Form with a JQuery UI-tabbed interface, > I am wondering what sort of practices people recommend. > > Say we have tabs 1, 2 and 3, left to right. Tab 1 is displayed first. They > click tab 2. We use a JQuery tabsselect callback to submit only the data > from tab 1 for validation. So... in the controller I presume we should call > $form->processAjax(...) to validate the $_POSTed data, yes? > > Back to the client side, the JQuery callback displays errors and returns > false if there are any errors, otherwise true and the next tab is displayed. > Right? > > When they finally click the submit button, do we xhr-submit all the data > from all the tabs and fields, and validate it all once again? It seems > redundant if you do, but risky if you don't. > > OTOH, with each click on the next tab, you could actually save the > successfully validated data from the current tab (in this case, in a > database) and carry on. That would obviate the need for re-validating. Then > again, as a user I don't expect to save until I actually click a submit > button rather than a tab. > > Comments? > > -- > Support real health care reform: > http://phimg.org/ > > -- > David Mintz > http://davidmintz.org/ > > >
