InputField state = required problem

[Former Member]

Dear Experts,

I have a strange problem. I have an input field which i have set state="required" to make it mandatory. However it does not work.

I have not ticked "without Validation" in the action as well so ideally there shouldn't be a reason why it doesnt work. Have i missed something?

thanks and regards

dilanke

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

Hi Friend,

Check the label for property of the Label for your input field it might have blank. If so make it input field and revert back.

Regards

Jeetendra

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

Hi Jeetendra,

Thanks for you're prompt response. I have alreaady done this for the label prior to the input field. I also get the red * mark on the label. However this still does not work.

thanks and regards

dilanke

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

Dilanke,

Setting that property to required does not provide you a validation check once you submit the form. You have to manually code the validation check in the submit action. Basically, what that does is it puts the * notation to the label indicating that it's required on the UI level. There is no way that field knows which 'submit' or 'action' it is for the UI framework to perform the validation.

Regards,

Jan

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

Hi friend,

For IWDMessageManager you can use following code after validation

IWDMessageManager msgMgr = wdComponentAPI.getMessageManager();
				msgMgr.reportContextAttributeMessage(wdContext
						.currentNodeElement().getAttributePointer(
								"<AttributeName>"),
						IMessagePackScopingComp.<MessageKey>,
						new Object[] { "<InputFieldName>" });

Hope it helps.

Regards

Jeetendra

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

Dear All,

Thank you for you're responses. I didnt know that code was necessary to solve this but have correted this now. hence closing thread.

thanks and regards.

dilanke

[siarhei_pisarenka3]

Hi dilanke

Property state="required" is responsible for displaying the red asterisk only. You have to validate the field by yourself in code. Just check the value is not empty and report the corresponding message using IWDMessageManager.

BR, Siarhei