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[CLOSED] [1.0] form validation - hidden fields

  1. #1
    Oct 19, 2010, 12:56 PM

    [CLOSED] [1.0] form validation - hidden fields

    It appears that form.IsValid() validates hidden fields on a page. This isn't a desirable function in most cases. can this be disabled?
    Last edited by Daniil; Oct 20, 2010 at 2:04 PM. Reason: [CLOSED]
  2. #2
    Oct 19, 2010, 1:53 PM
    Hi,

    As far as I can know there is no option to disable validation of hidden fields.

    You could override the Field's isValid() function adding a condition like this:
    if (!this.isVisible()) { return true; }
    But what about disabling fields to avoid its validation?
    The isValid() function returns true for disabled fields.
  3. #3
    Oct 19, 2010, 4:34 PM
    Hi,

    What problem do you have with validation? As I know hidden field has no any validation logic therefore it should not affect on final result (valid or invalid)
  4. #4
    Oct 19, 2010, 7:53 PM
    Hi Vladimir,

    I think @betamax meant a problem like the following one:

    Example
    <%@ Page Language="C#" %>

<%@ Register Assembly="Ext.Net" Namespace="Ext.Net" TagPrefix="ext" %>

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" 
    "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd">
<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">
<head runat="server">
    <title>Ext.Net Example</title>
</head>
<body>
    <form runat="server">
    <ext:ResourceManager runat="server" />
    <ext:FormPanel ID="FormPanel1" runat="server">
        <Items>
            <ext:TextField runat="server" />
            <ext:TextField runat="server" AllowBlank="false" Hidden="true" />
        </Items>
    </ext:FormPanel>
    <ext:Button runat="server" Text="FormPanel1.isValid()">
        <Listeners>
            <Click Handler="alert(FormPanel1.isValid());"/>
        </Listeners>
    </ext:Button>
    </form>
</body>
</html>
  5. #5
    Oct 20, 2010, 1:56 PM

    [CLOSED] thanks

    Thanks Danil for the clarification. Yes, we were referring to fields set to "hidden". In this instance an ext textfield.
    The override seems to be an adequate solution.
  6. #6
    Oct 20, 2010, 2:04 PM
    Also please note that you can override the isValid() method of particular instance only using CustomConfig.

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