Another option is to attach onchange handlers to all components (with an
ajax behavior).
You can optionally do validation in the handler and contineously show
validation errors as the user leaves an input field.
Regards,
Erik.
>>
>> Edvin Syse wrote:
>>> Hi,
>>>
>>> I have a form where some of the components have validators (Required,
>>> EmailValidator etc). The form uses CompoundPropertyModel for my
>>> object. Upon entering some text in one input field and clicking a
>>> button,
>>> a ModalWindow opens and shows a searchresult based on the input.
>>>
>>> The button is a AjaxSubmitLink. The problem is that this operation is
>>> performed BEFORE the rest of the form is filled out, so validation
>>> fails (since lots of fields are missing input at this stage), and the
>>> ModalWindow doesn't open. If I turn off validation everything is
>>> good, but I need the validation for when the form is complete and
>>> finally
>>> submitted :)
>>>
>>> If I change to an AjaxLink, I can get the ModalWindow to open, but then
>>> the input data isn't propagated to the model, so I can't get hold of
>>> it in the ModalWindow. I have also tried overriding
>>> getDefaultFormProcessing() and returning false, but then obviously the
>>> model isn't updated either, so I'm stuck.
>>>
>>> Maybe I'm going about this the wrong way.. Any suggestions? Should I
>>> use
>>> another form without validation just for this one textfield?
>>>
>>> Sincerely,
>>> Edvin Syse
>
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