form validation function

[Dashley]

I have a JS validation function that works just fine.
I want to modify it so it validates on the form submit
(which it does) but only when the submit button value is "commit" and not "save". So I added to the function:

&& (document.form1.submitButton == 'commit' )

Well now it dosen't alert when the save button is clicked
which is a good thing but it won't validate when the commit button is clicked.


The input for the commit is :
<INPUT type="submit" Value="commit" name="commit">

function validate_form()	{
    if (( document.form1.cpd3.checked == false )&& ( document.form1.cpd4.checked == false ) && ( document.form1.cpd5.checked == false ) && ( document.form1.cpd37.checked == false ) && (document.form1.submitButton == 'commit' ))
    {
        alert ( "Please check one of the Quality checkboxes." );
        valid = false;
    }
)

The function above is a lot longer than the example but its redundant info so I ommited alot of it.

Thanks

Dan

 

[Dashley]

IDMF


Well it was on the subnit but after reading everything ad trying it out I had a brainstorm - why not just put it on a click vent on te specific button rather than a form onsubmit.


It worked out well that way


-dan

 

[trollacious]

If you call the validation from the submit button, the form will be submitted even if the validation returns false. That's why it was suggested that you put it in the form onsubmit event handler.

Lee

 

[1DMF]

exactly trollacious, the only other was round is to not have any submit buttons, and in the onlcick function issue document.formname.submit(); if you want the form submitted.

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