Phil,
The way we deal with this is by using an ajax behavior on radiobuttons, and
update the required flag on dependant fields from there.
Another way (without ajax) could be to update the required flag on the form
components on submit, prior to validation.
E.g. by overriding Form.process() (or Form.validate(), since this is related
to validation).
E.g. something like
Form form = new Form( "id", ... ) {
protected void validate() {
// Update required flags on fields
// ...
// Call regular validation
super.validate();
}
}
Regards,
Bas
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From: "Phil Housley" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, September 15, 2009 2:30 PM
Subject: Re: Selectively ignoring required fields
2009/9/15 Martin Makundi <[email protected]>:
You can override isRequired for any component.
**
Martin
Thanks, but I really don't want to have to make the individual fields
context aware unless I have to. We have quite a few custom form
controls, which are used both in searching and various other places,
so it would be a lot of work to make them all respond to this
particular use. A way to just prevent the required check/validation
from the top would fit the bill better.
2009/9/15 Phil Housley <[email protected]>:
Hello,
I'm currently working on a search interface, where the required-ness
of some fields depends on the value of some other. In particular, the
form looks something like
(+) search by X
a: [_____]
b: [_____]
() search by Y
...
() search by Z
...
So the radio button selects a group of fields, in which any number may
be required. Each group of options is its own panel, and basically
independent. Is it possible for me to ignore protests from the fields
in sections Y and Z, after reading the input from the radio button?
Ideally I'd like to record the values from every field, and keep it
around as raw input, but I don't want to know if it is missing or
fails to convert/validate.
Thanks for any help.
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