http://jakarta.apache.org/struts/userGuide/dev_validator.html
may help. Look for twofield example. -D ----- Original Message ----- From: "Joey Ebright" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, March 20, 2003 10:54 PM Subject: Validation - Require One of Multiple Fields > Hello, > > I am looking for a way to validate that the user filled in at least one > field of a possible many fields. These fields represent search criteria > to use for constructing an SQL query to a database and I want to ensure > the user gives me at least one item to search on... > > I looked at the requiredif validator but it is only server-side and I > want both client side and server side validation. If I just wanted > server side I could have written the validation code in my ActionForm > myself... > > I did come up with some rudimentary JavaScript to do this but am lost at > how to do this in the same manner in a generic fashion on the server > side. The elegant approach of the validator framework on the client > side is that it passes an array of fields that are to be validated and > the validate method is only called once. This allowed me in my > JavaScript to just see if the addition of all the fields put together > equaled an empty string. On the server side, the framework differs in > its approach to validation of fields and each field to be validated > calls the validating method once. Hence without reworking the validator > framework, the same approach cannot be used - unless of course I am > mistaken. > > Anyone else got some ideas out there??? > > TIA, > Joey > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
