Re: checking user input of MM-DD-YYYY
| From: | Richard Lynch | Date: | Tue, 15 Jan 2008 15:38:45 +0000 |
| Subject: | Re: checking user input of MM-DD-YYYY | ||
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On Tue, January 15, 2008 9:02 am, Per Jessen wrote:
> Nathan Nobbe wrote:
>
>> i think this ties into the thread tedd started a week or so ago
>> about the best approach for collecting user data.
>> it would be much easier to validate if there were 3 text input
>> fields
>> to collect the data, rather than 1, free-form field.
>
> I would stick to one date field with a simple javascript validation
> (using a regex) at entry time followed by a semantic check that the
> given day exists in the given month/year.
> Of course, if you'd rather not use javascript, you could validate the
> whole thing after POST.
You have to validate after POST anyway; The JS can be bypassed/off.
JS validation is eye-candy and reduces strain on the server by legit
users. It is in no way, shape, or form to be considered actual
validation of incoming data.
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