I think this is the correct behaviour since "blank" fields have to be considered using the "required" rule.
You can use both required + minlength rules if field is mandatory. Nico. > I started using struts validator. I just copied a bunch of stuff from > the struts example and started using that, and found that the minlength > validation actually returns true when the text field is blank. > > This was my first attempt and I was trying to make sure I had got the > validator plug-in functioning correctly, so I actually spent a few hours > hunting down the reason why my blank field was passing validation even > though the minlength had been set to 1. > > I discovered in the source code that this is normal behaviour - surely > that can't be the case? I would expect a blank field to fail validation > for minimum length. Or is this actually the case for reasons I'm not > aware of? > > Thanks > Adam > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > 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]