Hello all, I'm trying to do a custom validation on {data:} fields that are not defined by a "Field" object in the "Design" tab, but are defined inside custom HTML sections in the design tab. And I'm having some difficulty.
If I understand this FAQ correctly, I can apply custom JS validation code to specific {data:} fields by adding "customjsfunction[params]:error message" to the validation rules under the "Validation" tab in the Field's Design tab.
However, my fields don't have "Field" objects in the Design Tab, so I've tried using a "Validate Data" object inside my "submit" action under the "Setup" tab.
Under "Setup Tab->Submit->Validation Data" I am able to specify one of the "default" custom validation rules on a field by entering a rule like "customfield/is_empty:error message", and that works. However, I can't seem to call a custom JS function properly here. I've tried two things:
What am I doing wrong? How can I apply my own custom javascript validation rules to {data:} fields that don't exist as objects in the "Design" tab?
If I understand this FAQ correctly, I can apply custom JS validation code to specific {data:} fields by adding "customjsfunction[params]:error message" to the validation rules under the "Validation" tab in the Field's Design tab.
However, my fields don't have "Field" objects in the Design Tab, so I've tried using a "Validate Data" object inside my "submit" action under the "Setup" tab.
Under "Setup Tab->Submit->Validation Data" I am able to specify one of the "default" custom validation rules on a field by entering a rule like "customfield/is_empty:error message", and that works. However, I can't seem to call a custom JS function properly here. I've tried two things:
- Entered a rule like "customfield/customjsfunction:errormessage". I get the error "Call to undefined method G2\L\Validate::customjsfunction()
- Entered a rule like "customjsfunction:errormessage", but this rule is never to called (I've tested by setting the rule to ALWAYS return false).
What am I doing wrong? How can I apply my own custom javascript validation rules to {data:} fields that don't exist as objects in the "Design" tab?
UPDATE: because of the time crunch on my project I've temporarily solved this in a kludgy way.
I found the predefined default custom field validation rules in the source code file /libraries/cegcore2/libs/validate.php and added my own function, then called it on the proper fields within the "Setup Tab->Submit->Validation Data" object. And it works.
However, I'd love to know a better way than hacking the source code to achieve this.
I found the predefined default custom field validation rules in the source code file /libraries/cegcore2/libs/validate.php and added my own function, then called it on the proper fields within the "Setup Tab->Submit->Validation Data" object. And it works.
However, I'd love to know a better way than hacking the source code to achieve this.
You can't put it in the Setup tab, that's for serverside stuff.
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