Re: HTML_QuickForm DHTML client rules and SoftRequired rule

On 3/25/06, Justin Patrin <papercrane@gmail.com> wrote: > At the request of a user I've made a QuickForm class which alters the > client rule system to display errors with each field, much like > QuickForm's default renderer normally does upon submission. (Note that > I didn't try to make it *perfect*, I was just trying to get it to work > ;-) It also supports running client rules when a field loses focus, > its value changes, or a key is pressed. For this last to work you have > to call getValidationScript() before your form is rendered. > I've just altered the class a bit to get rid of this requirement. I overrode the display() method so it calls getValidationScript() itself. If you don't use display() you'll still have to add the extra call to set up the JS event handlers. > The way that this works depends a bit on the normal renderer, but a > user could easily create divs to put the errors in a specific place. > > I've also looked again into the idea of a SoftRequired rule which > makes an error show up the first time a user tries to submit a field > without a value, then goes away if the form is submitted again. I > tried before to create this as a normal QF rule, which is nearly > impossible given QF's limited rule system. However, this time I > limited it to a client rule and it works just fine (albeit with a > simple hack to simulate a static variable). > > http://pear.reversefold.com/qf_DHTMLRules_and_SoftRequired.php > > Let me know what you think. > > -- > Justin Patrin > -- Justin Patrin