The "onclick" attribute should return true/false based on whether or not the form should be submitted. If there's no "return" keyword, the form will be submitted regardless of what happens in the onclick handler.
Dave On Tue, Jun 21, 2011 at 8:22 AM, Sunil Choppara <sunil.chopp...@xius.com> wrote: > Siva, > > Don't declare the action path, if u want validate before submitting the form > to action class. > > Declare the action path in the script itself. > > Regards > > Sunil > > -----Original Message----- > From: sivaks75 [mailto:sivakumar.subbura...@verizonwireless.com] > Sent: Tuesday, June 21, 2011 11:14 AM > To: user@struts.apache.org > Subject: Html:link Javascript validation > > Hi, > > I wanted to perform javascript validation when HTML link is clicked. If > validation fails, I want to stop the process. In Javascript function, i > added return false. so that it stops the process. > > When I was running the application, after performing the javascript > validation (though Layout ID is NULL), it throwed alert message and invoked > the action also which i was not expecting. > > How do we stop the process if javascript validation fails? > > <html:link style="font-weight: bold; font-size:11; background:none" > target="_blank" paramId="layoutID" paramName="frmEmailLayout" > paramProperty="layoutID" action="emaillayout.do?function=viewHTML" > onClick="validateLayout()"> View File as HTML </html:link> > > function validateLayoutID(){ > var1 = document.forms[0].layoutID.value; > > if(var1==""){ > alert("Layout ID cannot be empty"); > document.forms[0].layoutID.focus(); > return false; > } > } > > Any help appreciated! > > Regards, > Siva > > -- > View this message in context: > http://struts.1045723.n5.nabble.com/Html-link-Javascript-validation-tp4509339p4509339.html > Sent from the Struts - User mailing list archive at Nabble.com. > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: user-unsubscr...@struts.apache.org > For additional commands, e-mail: user-h...@struts.apache.org > > > The information contained in this e-mail message and any attachments is > confidential, and is intended only for the use of the party to whom it is > addressed. This message and any attachments herein are subject to scanning > and may be monitored at any time for review. If you are not the above-named > intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, copying > or disclosure of this communication is strictly prohibited. If you have > received this communication in error, please notify XIUS immediately by reply > to this message or by telephoning (781) 904-5000, and destroy this message > and its attachments, without making any copy or distribution. > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: user-unsubscr...@struts.apache.org > For additional commands, e-mail: user-h...@struts.apache.org > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: user-unsubscr...@struts.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: user-h...@struts.apache.org
