I don't see a way to do this with the standard validators - I think you'll have to write your own.
Niall On 3/17/06, Achim Willems <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi, > > I have a text field that depends on the value of a select box. > > Generally, the text field needs no validation (i.e. every text is > allowed), but when the select box has a special value (in my case it is > "text.birthday"), I want a validator to confirm that the text entered is > a date. > > I thought about a combination of "validwhen" and "date" (see example > below) The condition only allows that the text field might be empty in > some circumstances, but if the field is not empty it must be a date. > > Do I have to write an own validator for this, or is there a way to do > this with the standard validators? > > Thanks and regards, Achim > > <form name="searchContactForm"> > <field property="value" indexedListProperty="elements" > depends="validwhen,date" page="1"> > <arg key="editContact.birthday" /> > <var> > <var-name>test</var-name> > <var-value>((elements[].field != 'text.birthday') or > ((elements[].field == 'text.birthday') and > (*this*!=null)))</var-value> > </var> > <var> > <var-name>datePatternStrict</var-name> > <var-value>dd/MM/yyyy</var-value> > </var> > </field> > </form> --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
