I have no problem on form submission checking for a value. I am looking to get feedback as soon as the person fails to click on the dropdown. What I want is as soon as the use types somewhere else it will check the value and see it was not selected. On Nov 11, 2006, at 5:00 PM, Andrew Kaspick wrote:
> > My solution to making sure a valid value has been entered into an > autocomplete is to include a hidden field on the page that stores the > id of the object selected. > > To start, the hidden field is empty, but when I start typing and then > select a valid option, I set the value of the hidden field to the id > associated with the selected option from the autocomplete. If the > text in the autocomplete changes, I set the hidden field to blank and > set it back to a valid id when another valid option is selected from > the autocomplete. Then on form submission if the hidden field is > blank then I show a message saying that no valid entry has been > selected, otherwise the hidden field has an id and is submitted along > with the form. > > Anyway, this is what I've done and it works just fine. > > On 11/11/06, Deco Rior <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >> Actually, I do catch it easily on the submission, but that is >> soooooooo Web 1.0 :-) >> >> Deco >> On Nov 11, 2006, at 4:28 PM, Steven Q. Evans wrote: >> >>> >>> Hi Deco... >>> >>> I am having the same problem right now, as well with the >>> autocompleter you helped me set up eons ago. I'll be interested to >>> hear about a solution on this! >>> >>> sqe >>> >>> On Nov 11, 2006, at 12:25 PM, Deco Rior wrote: >>> >>>> >>>> Thought it was easy but not so. >>>> >>>> Here is the problem... >>>> >>>> The user enters in a partial name , e.g. Rio >>>> >>>> It brings up a list but the user does not select from the list >>>> >>>> When I submit it to a form I have a value that has multiple >>>> matches. >>>> >>>> I need to check the user has selected a value. >>>> >>>> I cannot use afterUpdateElement since it only works after the >>>> selection. >>>> >>>> Any ideas? >>>> >>>> Deco >>>> On Nov 2, 2006, at 8:53 AM, Deco Rior wrote: >>>> >>>>> >>>>> :-) >>>>> >>>>> Well there you have it! >>>>> >>>>> It is pretty easy for me to solve. >>>>> >>>>> I will just validate either on change of before form submission. >>>>> >>>>> Deco >>>>> >>>>> On Nov 2, 2006, at 7:54 AM, Martin Bialasinski wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> On 11/2/06, Deco Rior <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> was kind of suprised I could not find an elegant extension of >>>>>>> this in >>>>>>> autocompleter >>>>>> >>>>>> The best explanation: No one needed this so far. >>>>>> >>>>>> Bye, >>>>>> Martin >>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>> >>>> >>>> >>>>> >>>> >>> >>> Steven Q. Evans >>> Director of Technological Resources >>> MSI Productions >>> (858)344-3351 • (858)348-0629 • (707)215-1032 Fax • >>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>> >>> >>>> >> >> >>> >> > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Ruby on Rails: Spinoffs" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rubyonrails-spinoffs?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
