Form block - field identifier
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I'm trying to build a custom template for the form block that checks a few things.
One example - I'd like to check whether both mail fields contain the same value. How?
I tried to create a little javascript, but this doesn't work well because I have no idea how to find the mail fields ($("#???")). I could search after the label but the site has been built in 5 different languages, and what if the users changes the label?.. Bad idea.-
I need the flexibility of the form block, an external form isn't a solution.
Does anyone have an idea how I could solve that riddle?
One example - I'd like to check whether both mail fields contain the same value. How?
I tried to create a little javascript, but this doesn't work well because I have no idea how to find the mail fields ($("#???")). I could search after the label but the site has been built in 5 different languages, and what if the users changes the label?.. Bad idea.-
I need the flexibility of the form block, an external form isn't a solution.
Does anyone have an idea how I could solve that riddle?
how does that solve my problem?
It returns 10 fields, 2 of them should contain a mail address.. I need to get only those fields that should contain an e-mail address, not all of them...
It returns 10 fields, 2 of them should contain a mail address.. I need to get only those fields that should contain an e-mail address, not all of them...
just give your input fields an id in form_setup_html.php, which could correspond to the choosen label name (labelname changed -> id changed).
An idea?
An idea?
I can't use the label because this block must work with 5 different languages..
ok, i thought the id could dynamically change to the choosen label.
I think it's not given to know at which position a user puts the email fields?
Or have they a static position (always last two input fields of a form block)?
I think it's not given to know at which position a user puts the email fields?
Or have they a static position (always last two input fields of a form block)?
They great thing about the form block is the fact that the user can modify all the fields...
I might be able to fetch the 3rd and 4rd field today, but it might look different tomorrow. This is probably what I'm going to do until I've built a more advanced form block, but it's a bad solution because I probably forget about it and will fix it, if I get the next complaint (:
I might be able to fetch the 3rd and 4rd field today, but it might look different tomorrow. This is probably what I'm going to do until I've built a more advanced form block, but it's a bad solution because I probably forget about it and will fix it, if I get the next complaint (:
There's only one possibility in my opinion, if we can't select by id or class.
We have to check what the input fields contain
$(.formBlockSurveyTable input:contains('@'))
this should return the two fields in an array...
We have to check what the input fields contain
$(.formBlockSurveyTable input:contains('@'))
this should return the two fields in an array...
yeah that would work in a lot of situations. But it's also not the perfect solution:
- What if there's an @ in a different fields? Doesn't haven very often though..
- What if the user has forgotten the @ in the mail address?
I don't want to be too negative.. Okay, I am (: But even if these things don't happen very often, it's not a solution I'd like to use for all our projects...
But thanks anyways
- What if there's an @ in a different fields? Doesn't haven very often though..
- What if the user has forgotten the @ in the mail address?
I don't want to be too negative.. Okay, I am (: But even if these things don't happen very often, it's not a solution I'd like to use for all our projects...
But thanks anyways
Have a look at the
jquery.validation.js plugin
This should do a good job client-side email validation.
Here's an example
http://tutorialblog.org/client-side-form-validation-with-jquery/...
jquery.validation.js plugin
This should do a good job client-side email validation.
Here's an example
http://tutorialblog.org/client-side-form-validation-with-jquery/...
this is neat, but I still need id on my form elements...
(which I have, but I can't predict their name)
(which I have, but I can't predict their name)
perhaps this helps
http://stackoverflow.com/questions/345194/regular-expression-matchi...
Would you mind to post your solution when you got one?
http://stackoverflow.com/questions/345194/regular-expression-matchi...
Would you mind to post your solution when you got one?
the selector for the input elements is
$(.formBlockSurveyTable input)
it returns an array with all input fields in .formBlockSurveyTable