Ok...after a lot of experimentation, I've got a solution
that's working to the point that I've attempted to implement it.
Here's the code:
$(document).ready(function() {
$('input:text.required').each(function() {
$(this).blur(function() {
var val = (this.value.length);
if (val == 0)
{ $("#" + this.id + "_error").fadeIn(500);
$('#submit').attr('disabled', 'disabled'); }
else
{ $("#" + this.id + "_error").fadeOut(500);
$('#submit').removeAttr('disabled'); };
$('input:text.required').each(function() {
var val = (this.value.length);
if (val == 0)
{ $('#submit').attr('disabled', 'disabled'); }
});
});
});
});
This code allows for the following:
- on blur of any text input with class 'required' the length is checked
- if the length of the required field is > 0, then the error message is shown
and the submit button for the form is disabled
- the second half of the code checks all the text inputs with class 'required'
- if the length of any of the required text fields is 0, then the submit button
is disabled
What I need to do now:
- Allow for other type of inputs to be checked on blur, etc., such as selects
(Later, I'll add other types of validation, such as numeric, etc.)
Question:
- How do I modify ('input:text.required') to accommodate other types of
required inputs?
- I tried ('input:text.required, input:select.required') and
('input:text.required', 'input:select.required') but that didn't work
Clues or hints?
Thanks,
Rick
> -----Original Message-----
> From: jquery-en@googlegroups.com [mailto:jquery...@googlegroups.com] On
> Behalf Of MorningZ
> Sent: Monday, December 22, 2008 2:40 PM
> To: jQuery (English)
> Subject: [jQuery] Re: How can I generalize this code for all values?
>
>
> Try this change
>
> $("#submit").attr('disabled', (val == "") ? "disabled" : null);
>
>
>
> If that doesn't work, then perhaps:
>
> if (val == "") {
> $("#" + this.id + "_error").fadeIn(500);
> $("#submit").attr("disabled", "disabled");
> }
> else {
> $("#" + this.id + "_error").fadeOut(500);
> $("#submit").removeAttr("disabled");
> }
>
>
>
>
> On Dec 22, 2:21 pm, "Rick Faircloth" <r...@whitestonemedia.com> wrote:
> > I see in your example code that you're still using a hard-coded name
> > for the input. I'd like it completely generalized for all variables.
> >
> > I'm working towards creating code for categories of input types: text,
> > radio, checkbox, and textarea, etc.
> >
> > I modified your example, and all seems to be working well with the code
> > below, except that the submit button is becoming enabled even when there
> > is an error message showing. I don't understand the last line enough
> > to even tinker with that...suggestions?
> >
> > Thanks, Rick
> >
> > Here's the new code:
> >
> > $(document).ready(function() {
> >
> > $("inp...@type='text']").each(function() {
> >
> > $(this).blur(function() {
> > var val = $.trim(this.value);
> >
> > if (val == "")
> > { $("#" + this.id + "_error").fadeIn(500); }
> > else
> > { $("#" + this.id + "_error").fadeOut(500); }
> > $("#submit").attr('disabled', (val == "") ? "disabled"
> > : "");
> > });
> > });
> >
> > });
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: jquery-en@googlegroups.com [mailto:jquery...@googlegroups.com] On
> > > Behalf Of MorningZ
> > > Sent: Monday, December 22, 2008 1:44 PM
> > > To: jQuery (English)
> > > Subject: [jQuery] Re: How can I generalize this code for all values?
> >
> > > Just some advice: why mix "-" and "_" all up? it makes it easier if
> > > they were the same
> >
> > > for instance
> >
> > > <input type="text" id="street_number" />
> > > <img id="street_number_error" src="error.png" />
> >
> > > <input type="text" id="street_name" />
> > > <img id="street_name_error" src="error.png" />
> >
> > > $("input[id^='street_']").each(function() {
> > > var val = $.trim(this.value);
> > > if (val == "") {
> > > $("#" + this.id + "_error").fadeIn(500);
> > > }
> > > else {
> > > $("#" + this.id + "_error").fadeOut(500);
> > > }
> > > $("#submit").attr("disabled", (val == "") ? "disabled" : "");
> > > });
> >
> > > On Dec 22, 1:10 pm, "Rick Faircloth" <r...@whitestonemedia.com> wrote:
> > > > Don't know if that's the best phrasing for the subject,
> > > > but what I'm trying to do is develop some code that
> > > > will work for all for inputs of type 'text', instead
> > > > of hard-coding the id values.
> >
> > > > The original code is this:
> >
> > > > $('input#street_number').blur(function() {
> >
> > > > if (this.value.length == 0)
> > > > { $('#street-number-required-error').fadeIn(500);
> > > > $('#submit').attr('disabled', 'disabled') }
> > > > if (this.value.length > 0)
> > > > { $('#street-number-required-error').fadeOut(500);
> > > > $('#submit').attr('disabled', '') };
> >
> > > > });
> >
> > > > $('input#street_name').blur(function() {
> >
> > > > if (this.value.length == 0)
> > > > { $('#street-name-required-error').fadeIn(500);
> > > > $('#submit').attr('disabled', 'disabled') }
> > > > if (this.value.length > 0)
> > > > { $('#street-name-required-error').fadeOut(500);
> > > > $('#submit').attr('disabled', '') };
> >
> > > > });
> >
> > > > Here's my coding attempt: (no errors in firebug, but not response
> > > > from the DOM)...
> >
> > > > $(document).ready(function() {
> > > > $("inp...@type='text']").each(function(i) {
> > > > $(this).blur(function() {
> > > > if (this.value.length == 0)
> > > > { $(this.id.replace(/_/g, '-')+'-error').fadeIn(500);
> > > > $('#submit').attr('disabled', 'disabled') }
> > > > else
> > > > { $(this.id.replace(/_/g, '-')+'-error').fadeOut(500);
> > > > $('#submit').attr('disabled', '') }
> > > > });
> > > > });
> >
> > > > });
> >
> > > > Anyone care to offer guidance to get this working?
> >
> > > > Thanks,
> >
> > > > Rick
>
