Doesn't anybody validate select_boxes? How do you render error_messages? On Oct 22, 8:10 am, senser <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi Japheth, > > The problem is that if I use 'selected'=>'' and when form doesn't > validate because wrong fields the application "doesn't remember" the > selected value in listbox. For example if user selects 2001-2002 tax > year and submit form with wrong field for tax, form doesn't validate > and remember the entered value for tax, but doesn't remember the > selected tax year because of using 'selected'=>'' > > On Oct 21, 10:46 am, Japheth <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Hi Senser, > > > I've managed to use showEmpty => ' ', to provide an option that is > > essentially blank. You could then use trim() if you found that ' ' > > still was counted as a value? > > Also, if you want to make sure that the empty option is selected by > > default, you could add 'selected' => ' ' to your options array also. > > > Does that make sense? If so, did it help? > > > Cheers, > > Japheth > > > On Oct 20, 9:00 pm, senser <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > I found this link while searching for resolve but it didn't help - > > > when I use "array(showEmpty=>'Select...')" it shows inselectboxbut > > > it's not selected by default and doesn't help :( > > > > May beselectboxes must be validated in different manner but I don't > > > know how .... > > > > On Oct 20, 12:22 pm, manuj bansal <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > your problem may be solved by this link > > > > >http://groups.google.com/group/cake-php/browse_thread/thread/8c89ca42... > > > > > On Oct 20, 12:50 pm, senser <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > Hi manuj. > > > > > > Your proposal didn't solve my problem. I think I did read somewhere in > > > > > group postings that using fromHelpr->input is the right way for form > > > > > fields and using formHelper->select, formHelper->label, ... etc will > > > > > be deprecated in next versions of CakePHP. I'm not sure for this and > > > > > correct me if I'm wrong. > > > > > > On Oct 19, 8:06 pm, manuj bansalr <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > > i didnt get your code you wantselectoption then why r you going thru > > > > > > input function > > > > > > > try it > > > > > > > *************view code******************************** > > > > > > > echo $form->label('modelname.name') > > > > > > echo $form->select('modelname.name',array('value'=>'text')); > > > > > > echo $form->error('it can't be blank'); > > > > > > > ***************model code************************* > > > > > > > var > > > > > > $validate=array('name'=>VALID_NOT_EMPTY); > > > > > > > IT IS FORSELECTOPTION > > > > > > > On Oct 19, 9:24 pm, senser <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > > > Hi there! > > > > > > > > I'm trying to write a code for displaying aselectboxwith several > > > > > > > options (tax years for example) and I have to validate the data > > > > > > > passed > > > > > > > by thatselectbox. I want the user to mustselectan option from the > > > > > > > list. > > > > > > > Here is the code from view file where I populate theboxusing > > > > > > > formHelper: > > > > > > > > /****************CODE**************************/ > > > > > > > print $form->input('CustomerTaxYear.tax_years_id', > > > > > > > array('type'=>'select', 'label'=>'Tax Year', 'options'=> > > > > > > > $taxYearsArray, 'size'=>3,'error'=>array('required'=>'Tax Year is > > > > > > > obligatory', 'maxlength'=>'Tax year code max length is 3 symbols', > > > > > > > 'number'=>'Tax year code must be a number'))); > > > > > > > /****************CODE_END********************/ > > > > > > > > and here is the part ofvalidationarray: > > > > > > > > /****************CODE**************************/ > > > > > > > var > > > > > > > $validate=array( > > > > > > > 'tax_years_id'=>array('required'=>VALID_NOT_EMPTY, > > > > > > > > > > > > > > 'maxlength'=>array('rule'=>array('between',1,3)), > > > > > > > > > > > > > > 'number'=>VALID_NUMBER)); > > > > > > > /****************CODE_END********************/ > > > > > > > > The result is that if the user doesn'tselectan element from the > > > > > > >selectbox, there is no error message displayed and thevalidationis > > > > > > > passed but the form data is not stored in DB, because the field > > > > > > > "tax_years_id" doesn't have default value which is correct > > > > > > > behaviour. > > > > > > > > I've tried with 'showEmpty' set to true but with no success. If > > > > > > > there > > > > > > > is no value selected inselectbox, the passed array doesn't even > > > > > > > have > > > > > > > an a element called 'tax_years_id'. (i make a dump of $this->data > > > > > > > and > > > > > > > in the array element with name 'tax_years_id' is missing). I've > > > > > > > also > > > > > > > tried to make an empty element andselectit by default, but I think > > > > > > > this is "ugly" approach, because if user selects some tax year but > > > > > > > formvalidationfails by reason of other wrong filled field and > > > > > > > selected element in tax yearselectboxis lost.- Hide quoted text - > > > > > > - Show quoted text -
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