Hi Todd, No idea: I cannot answer your question :( as I do not code Javascript.
But suggestion: I can deal with Javascript validations for required fields, dates, ... since I found Struts Validator :) http://home.earthlink.net/~dwinterfeldt/ I found it worth the invested time Regards, Patrick Todd G. Nist wrote: >Hello all, > >I have a small Javascript function for validating if a field is required or >not. I would like to use it with the "onblur" attribute on the html tag. >If the field is empty, then I would like to reapply focus to the filed and >display a message to the user forcing them to fill in the field. Additional >validation will be added in the future via regular expressions to ensure >that the data type is correct. > >PROBLEM: > >When I go to leave the field the "blur" event firers and I see the message >'Mandatory field.....'. I then apply focus back to the requesting field and >return 'false' which I thought would prevent the passing of "focus" to the >next field; this was however wrong. What happens is it just goes between >the two fields display the message 'Mandatory field.....' until I kill the >browser (IE 5.5). > >So the basic code looks like this: > ><script language="Javascript"> >function checkValue(field, required, regFormat) { > > if (field.value!="") { > return true; > } > > if (required) { > alert('Mandatory field. Place field specific message here....'); > field.focus(); > return false; > } > > return true; >} > ></script> > ><BODY> ><FORM validate=onsubmit="alert('submitted');return false;"> ><HR> ><TABLE> > <TR> > <TD colspan="2"> > <TABLE> > <TR> > <TD>Date before <SMALL>MM/DD/YYYY</SMALL>:</TD> > <TD><INPUT type="text" name="before" onblur="checkValue(this, >true, '');"></TD> > </TR> > <TR> > <TD>Date After <SMALL>MM/DD/YYYY</SMALL>:</TD> > <TD><INPUT type="text" name="after" onblur="checkValue(this, true, >'');"></TD> > </TR> > </TABLE> > </TD> > </TR> ></TABLE> > > >Any ideas or suggestions are appreciated. > > >Regards, >Todd G. Nist >Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For additional commands, e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
