validation

Jquery ajax validation problem

I want to implement a functionality of changing user's password. It's basically a form with three fields. the ids of the three input are oldpassword , and newPassword and newPasswordAgain . When the user lost focus of the oldpassword input or submit the form , I want to check against the database , to see if the oldpassword is correctl...

How to hide / show CustomValidation validation messages without postback

UPDATE : Figured it out.. The objects I was passing to the ValidatorHookupControl were'nt being set properly (were null). Now that they are, the messages are currectly dissapearing when the hooked up control looses it's focus. ORIGINAL POST .. Hi, I have some ClientValidation controls that have ClientSideValidation methods which wo...

NET Framework Validation Library

As I see it most applications have a requirement for some form of validation and a number of fantastic free offerings are available (I.E., Fluent Validation, Validation Block, Spring, Castle Windsor, etc). My question is why does the .NET Framework not include any inbuilt validation libraries? I am aware the .NET Framework allows a dev...

What is the quickest way to validate a postal code as existing on the iPhone?

I have an iPhone application which accepts valid zip codes as input. The input can be quickly validated for format; I am looking for methods to validate whether it exists or not. What is the most efficient way to test whether a given Canadian or US postal code exists, without storing a database of valid codes on the phone? ...

Ajax Form Validation Problem

I've got my form validation almost working but I can't seem to figure this last problem out. I'm trying to send back error messages and position them in their own div next to their relevant form fields. I've got an error message coming back in its own div, but when I try to send multiple messages back nothing happens, any thoughts? He...

custom error message for valid numericality of in rails

I wanted to have custom error messages for my field names. I stumbled upon another SO question So I added something like this: class Product < ActiveRecord::Base validate do |prod| prod.errors.add_to_base("Product price can't be blank") if prod.prod_price.blank? end end But I also want to check the numericality of prod_price...

FIltering what characters can be added to a text box

I have a series of text boxes on my form, and my client wants me to filter out characters that aren't allowed, for example in the name field you cannot have symbols or numbers. Now, he wants it so when you try and put in a special character it simply will not get entered into the text box. I know the logistics to this, but I'm not sure ...

jquery validation not working in IE7 but does work in IE8

Hi, I have setup some custom rules for validating a field based on whether an item is selected from a drop down box. I have 3 values in the drop down Please Select Did Not Show Declined If the user selects "Did not show" a datepicker appears and they have to enter a valid date If the user selects "decline" another drop down appea...

javascript: validate time in range

i have a input datetime format: dd/mm/yy hh:mm i use jquery validate to check user' input & it work well. but now, i want validate hh:mm must not in a definite range, example: i have blocking time from 07:00 to 15:00, so hh:mm user input must not in this range. how to validate this using javascript (jquery validate, ...). Thanks. ...

Conditionally Require Only One Field In Django Model Form

Anyway to make a field conditionally required based on whether or not another field in the same form has been filled out? If field1 has no data, but field2 does form is valid. If field1 has no data and field2 has no data form is invalid Not looking for any javascript solutions. I feel as it should be solved with django for...

radiobuttonlist selected value and its validation

hi friends, i have an form in which i have radiolist and set of text boxes and dropdownlist.now when i check an radio some textboxes will be disabled and some text box will be enabled .now i want to validate only the enabled text box and not the disabled one. in the same manner when i check other radiobutton i want to validate the rest o...

another jquery validation question

I am trying to validate a field called promoRent, if only there is a number entered. It's not a required field but if entered it has to be greater than the lotRent. I have: jQuery.validator.addMethod("PRgreaterThanLotRent", function(value, element) { return parseFloat($("#lotRent").val().replace(/[^\d\.]/g, '').replace(['.00'],'')) ...

Validation Framework in C++

Both Java and .Net seem to have a wealth of object validation frameworks (e.g. Commons Validator, XWork, etc.), but I've been unable to find anything similar for C++. Has anyone come across something like this, or do people typically roll their own? ...

submit a disabled combo box

Using Struts 1.2 In Jsp page a combo box is set as disabled and I tried to submit the page with errors. html:error is shown, but the combo box is not loading the selected value. ...

[Rails] Is it possible to validate on custom method?

I'm trying to use some validation only if a specific method in my controller is being called: validates_presence_of :reasons, :on => :update_description However I get this error: TypeError in RegistrationsController#create nil is not a symbol /Library/Ruby/Gems/1.8/gems/activerecord-2.3.5/lib/active_record/validations.rb:586:in `s...

How to validate 'instance' in a Django form constructor MyForm(instance=myInstance)

I have the data stored in a format different from the display format. I've already worked out the form-to-db conversion in the clean_weight() method of the form, this gives me access to properly format data before saving it. Now I pretend to manipulate the instances weight before the form is displayed but I fail to see a good place to...

Model-level validation

How does one accomplish "model-level" validation as stated in Brad Wilson's post: Finally, if you want a validation to have access to multiple properties, then make it a model-level validation (so that it gets the entire model as the model parameter, rather than a single individual property value). From http://forums.asp.net/p/1457...

LinQ To SQL And DataBinding

I have a form (WinForms) with a TextBox Binded to a Datasource. The datasource is a LinQ To SQL query returning one single row. This row have only one filed, varchar(100), not nullable. My problem is that if the user go to the field (with the focus), he can't exit while he insert a data because the data field cannot accept null. It is...

what is the difference between these two jquery validate plugin files

This is going to be a simple question to many of you, but I just spent a good few hours debugging an issue that was solved simply by using the jquery plugin file "jquery.validate.min.js" instead of "jquery.validate.js". That was literally the only difference (there was this "uncaught exception: Syntax error, unrecognized expression: [...

Django custom form validation best practices?

I have a form that contains 5 pairs of locations and descriptions. I have three sets of validations that need to be done you need to enter at least one location for the first location, you must have a description for each remaining pair of locations and description After reading the Django documentation, I came up with the following...