Javascript is excellent validation tool, provided you're just validating for format (ie, all numbers, or only a seven digit number or text with a minimum of 3 characters, etc). It's widely supported among browsers, is strictly client-side (requiring no network overhead) and has the ability to validate each field as it's entered ( with the onChange() function.)
If you need to validate against information only found in the server/database, you could provide all that in hidden fields in your html and then use javascript, but it will involve at least one network call. Mike Brubaker Java Developer Wannabe Orlando, Florida ----- Original Message ----- From: "Rishi Singh" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, October 03, 2001 9:27 AM Subject: server side validations for each input tag > Dear Sir, > I am working on a ERP web based applications, where in i am having 15-20 > inputs in my html forms.now these input are such that i need to provide > validations for each of them, until each field is not validated the user > is restricted to enter the next field.So i need a server side validation for each of my input. > Now for 15 input i have to call a servlet so many times and suppose if my application is distributed then for these validations i need to inovoke the servlets remotely. > Is there any other way out where i can do the same without invoking the servlets as this is going to hamper the performance and the overall process time. please help.I could think of a freely available database i.e MySql/Postgres for validating these inputs, these could act as local datbase > and after these validations are done then it could be stored in the central > depository. > > ___________________________________________________________________________ > To unsubscribe, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and include in the body > of the message "signoff SERVLET-INTEREST". > > Archives: http://archives.java.sun.com/archives/servlet-interest.html > Resources: http://java.sun.com/products/servlet/external-resources.html > LISTSERV Help: http://www.lsoft.com/manuals/user/user.html > ___________________________________________________________________________ To unsubscribe, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and include in the body of the message "signoff SERVLET-INTEREST". Archives: http://archives.java.sun.com/archives/servlet-interest.html Resources: http://java.sun.com/products/servlet/external-resources.html LISTSERV Help: http://www.lsoft.com/manuals/user/user.html
