hmm,
how would you do this on the java side of things in
the form bean' validate() -- or is this automatically
handled by the beanutils.populate() that struts does?
sandeep
--- Matt Raible <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Here's my version of a trim function as well as a
> few others ;)
>
> I would put the "trimSpaces" function in an includes
> .js file and call it in
> your pages using:
>
> function validate()
> {
> // strips leading and trailing spaces
> for (i=0; i < document.form.elements.length;
> i++)
> {
> document.form.elements[i].value =
> trimSpaces(document.form.elements[i].value);
> }
> // Now do field validation
> }
>
> // This function is for stripping leading and
> trailing spaces
> function trimSpaces(str)
> {
> if (str != null)
> {
> var i;
>
> for (i=0; i < str.length; i++)
> {
> if (str.charAt(i)!=" ")
> {
> str=str.substring(i,str.length);
> break;
> }
> }
>
> for (i = str.length-1; i >= 0; i--)
> {
> if (str.charAt(i)!=" ")
> {
> str = str.substring(0,i+1);
> break;
> }
> }
>
> if (str.charAt(0)==" ")
> {
> return "";
> }
> else
> {
> return str;
> }
> }
> }
>
> Hope this helps!
>
> Matt
>
> --- Thinh Doan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > Thank you very much Matt. Yes I'd like to get the
> "trim" fct or anything
> > else in your arsenal that we'd be willing to share
> :-).
> >
> > Best regards,
> >
> > Thinh
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Matt Raible [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> > Sent: Thursday, October 18, 2001 8:05 PM
> > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED];
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > Subject: Re: How to stop form submit on javascript
> error?
> >
> >
> > Change your javascript code to the following:
> > <script>
> > function validate()
> > {
> > if (document.forms[0].username.value == "")
> > {
> > alert("User Name is a required field. Please
> fill in your User Name.");
> > document.forms[0].focus();
> > document.forms[0].select();
> > return false;
> > }
> > else
> > {
> > return true;
> > }
> > }
> > </script>
> >
> > Just for good javascript practice, you might want
> to check for a space as
> > the
> > first character as well. I have a "trim" function
> in my javascript arsenal
> > that I call before I do checking for any specific
> fields - this trims white
> > space. Let me know if you're interested, and I
> can send the function.
> >
> > Matt
> >
> > --- Thinh Doan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > > How do you stop the form from being submitted if
> a javascript error, which
> > > was called from the <html:form onsubmit...>,
> occurs. I get an error and I
> > > say ok and the javascript tries to put focus on
> the field which is causing
> > > the error, but the form still submits to the
> action class.
> > >
> > > Here is some code:
> > > <script>
> > > function validate()
> > > {
> > > if (document.forms[0].username.value == "")
> > > {
> > > alert("User Name is a required field. Please
> fill in your User Name.");
> > > document.forms[0].focus();
> > > document.forms[0].select();
> > > return false;
> > > }
> > > return true;
> > > }
> > > </script>
> > >
> > > <html:form action="jsp/change_password.do"
> focus="username"
> > onsubmit="return
> > > validate();">
> > > ....
> > >
> > >
> > > Thanks for your time.
> > >
> > > Thinh
> > >
> >
> >
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