Thanks to all! Implementing Validatable was simple and works great. I am thinking of moving all my action objects that need it to Validatable. per Bill's suggestion... one less file to worry about. :)
On Thu, Nov 13, 2008 at 9:58 AM, Dave Newton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > --- On Thu, 11/13/08, Burton Rhodes wrote: >> How do I use validation in an [Action]-validation.xml file >> to validate several fields? >> >> I need to implement the following logic for 3 fields on a >> form: Company, FirstName, LastName. >> >> Psedo Code: >> >> If Company empty, then FirstName and LastName must be filled >> If FirstName and LastName empty, then Company Must be filled. >> >> I am having trouble seeing how this can be accomplished >> with the "expression" validator type. > > Besides the expression help already provided, I'd add that personally I'd put > this in the Java code rather than in the XML file. > > It's probably just me, so take it with a grain of salt--as soon as anything > gets even a little bit complicated (this usage might not qualify as > "complicated" since it's trivial, so it's on the edge) I'll put it in a > validate() method, possibly calling super.validate() to handle simple > XML-based validations. It's (generally) easier to debug in the Java code. > > With regards to doing it via JavaScript, sure, that's a viable solution, but > until I actually *apply* my patch to allow quick and easy custom JavaScript > validations you'll have to take the route of modifying the template as > another poster mentioned, or do it a bit more outside of the S2 JavaScript > validation. > > (Hopefully I'll get to the patch this weekend, and I'll put it in a JIRA > issue including the patch so people can use it with previously-released > versions.) > > Dave > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > 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]
