Re: QF controller Previous page causing validation execution

<borz_off@cs.msu.su> wrote : > Hi! > > Mike Carter wrote: >> Is it possible to disable validation checking when a user clicks the >> "previous" button. I'd only like to execute validation on the press of >> the 'next'. This would allow people who selected something wrong on the >> previous page to go back and amend. >> >> This is especially important with dynamic forms whos elements are based >> on selection on previous page of form. >> >> Hope there is a way to do this? > > Well, JS validation in QuickForm is bound to form's onSubmit handler. > You probably need to do something in "previous" button's onClick handler > to prevent validation from running. > BTW, please post the solution you find here, I think many people may be > interested in it. With the new Controller class and modal/non-modal validation, that's probably something we will have to deal with. At the moment, I am not sure whether onclick="this.form.submit()" will call the onSubmit event handler of the form. Maybe you can give it a try. Bertrand Mansion Mamasam