It seems to me like it should work.
I have used submit() on forms and it will go to the
action element of the form tag. So this is just html
specs here.
Don't know why the validation is not being called.
There should be some onSubmit="" somewhere in the form
tag probably...
sandeep
--- "Poon, Johnny" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Sandeep,
>
> The validateEnterAppInfo1(form) method gets called
> with the submit button
> hardcode w/i the <html:form>.
>
> If I remove the validateEnterAppInfo1(this) call, no
> javascript validation
> will take place, while the server-side validation
> still works.
>
> There is always going to be only one form per page,
> so using
> document.forms[0].submit() should be ok.
>
> When this form pass validation the data is
> submitted.
>
>
> This is part of the generated javascripts:
>
> <script type="text/javascript"
> language="Javascript1.1">
>
> <!-- Begin
>
> var bCancel = false;
>
> function validateEnterAppInfo1(form) {
>
> if (bCancel)
> return true;
> else
> return validateRequired(form);
> }
>
> function required () {
> this.aa = new Array("primAddrState", "Please
> select your state of
> residence to continue.", new Function ("varName", "
> return
> this[varName];"));
> }
>
> function validateRequired(form) {
> var isValid = true;
> var focusField = null;
> var i = 0;
> var fields = new Array();
> oRequired = new required();
> for (x in oRequired) {
> var field = form[oRequired[x][0]];
>
> if (field.type == 'text' ||
> field.type == 'textarea' ||
> field.type == 'file' ||
> field.type == 'select-one'
> ||
> field.type == 'radio' ||
> field.type == 'password') {
>
> var value = '';
> // get field's value
> if (field.type ==
> "select-one") {
> var si =
> field.selectedIndex;
> if (si >= 0) {
> value =
> field.options[si].value;
> }
> } else {
> value = field.value;
> }
>
> if (value == '') {
>
> if (i == 0) {
> focusField = field;
> }
> fields[i++] =
> oRequired[x][1];
> isValid = false;
> }
> }
> }
> if (fields.length > 0) {
> focusField.focus();
> alert(fields.join('\n'));
> }
> return isValid;
> }
>
> function required () {
> this.aa = new Array("primAddrState", "Please
> select your state of
> residence to continue.", new Function ("varName", "
> return
> this[varName];"));
> }
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Sandeep Takhar
> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Sent: Monday, July 07, 2003 11:29 AM
> To: Struts Users Mailing List
> Subject: RE: Validator using <A href> instead of
> <html:submit>
>
>
> What is the javascript created by the custom tag
> when
> looking at the source?
>
> I think you shouldn't need to call:
> validateEnterAppInfo1(this)
>
> but what happens if you do?
>
> maybe there is more than one form? Is the form
> being
> submitted and the data is in the form?
>
> sorry I can't help any more than that.
>
> sandeep
>
>
> --- "Poon, Johnny" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > Sandeep,
> >
> > No, because I'm using the same bean across
> different
> > screen, so
> > ValidatorActionForm suits me better, as it
> validates
> > based on the action
> > instead of the form.
> >
> > JP
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Sandeep Takhar
> > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > Sent: Monday, July 07, 2003 10:48 AM
> > To: Struts Users Mailing List
> > Subject: Re: Validator using <A href> instead of
> > <html:submit>
> >
> >
> > should it be a validatorForm?
> >
> > sandeep
> > --- "Poon, Johnny" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > > Hi,
> > >
> > > I'm using trying to use ValidatorActionForm and
> > > tile, but the submit button
> > > is outside of the form on a different JSP,
> > > therefore, I need to submit my
> > > form indirectly using a link and javascript (see
> > > code below). Neither the
> > > client-side javascript nor the server-side
> > > validation get called. But if I
> > > hardcode a submit button WITHIN the form, the
> > > javascript will get called.
> > >
> > > So, does this mean that validator will not work
> > with
> > > document.forms[0].submit(); ? Is there a
> > workaround
> > > this? I'm sure there
> > > are someone out there doing similar thing.
> > >
> > > Thanks!
> > >
> > > JP
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > My action form:
> > >
> > > <html:form action="/enterAppInfo1"
> > > onsubmit="validateEnterAppInfo1(this);">
> > > <html:errors />
> > > <html:select property="primAddrState"
> > > onchange='runSelectOnChange();'>
> > > <html:optionsCollection
> label="label"
> > > value="value" name="..."
> > > property="..." />
> > > </html:select>
> > > </html:form>
> > >
> > > <html:javascript formName="enterAppInfo1"
> />
> > >
> > >
> > > <!-- Assuming one form per page, in the end
> > of
> > > doSomethingBeforeSubmit(...), I'm calling: -->
> > > <!-- document.forms[0].submit(); -->
> > > <A
> > >
> href="javascript:doSomethingBeforeSubmit(...);"/>
> > > <IMG name="..." src="..."
> > >
> > >
> >
>
onmouseover="javascript:submitChoiceOnMouseOver(...);return
> > > true;"
> > >
> > >
> >
>
onmouseout="javascript:submitChoiceOnMouseOut(...);return
> > > true;"
> > > alt="....." border="0"></A>
> > >
> > > My validation.xml:
> > >
> > > <formset>
> > > <form name="enterAppInfo1">
> > > <field property="primAddrState"
> > > depends="required">
> > > <msg name="required"
> > > key="errors.state.required" />
> > > </field>
> > > </form>
> > > </formset>
> > >
> > >
> > >
> >
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