On Nov 13, 2007 8:48 PM, Dinesh Nidamanuru <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > hi > > I have a small doubt. > if we have a small piece of html & java code like below. > > <form name=form action="newconnectioncontroller" method=post > > <input type=text name=xyz> > > <input type=submit value="submit" onclick= ??? > > > my doubt is..the page should not be redirected to class until we validate > the feild in the text bar,i.e; we shuld check whether the field is filled up > by the user or not...... > i am not able to write the code for that.it is a part of my prj...can u > help me out...!!!!
You can do validation at client - ie. browser - using javascript and/or at server side, in your javacode. For client side validation check following links but for real world application, you should do both. [1] http://www.w3schools.com/jsref/jsref_onsubmit.asp [2] In your code you can try replacing type=submit to type=button and submiting form through the onClick event of the button. HTH Krishna

