onChange script for stop record submission if the validation doesn't meet

[JaganN971616731]

Hi Community,

I have a requirement that the field length should be minimum 25 characters with no blank space. If the validation doesn't meet an alert message should pop-up and shouldn't allow to save the record. I have written a onChange script, it is showing the pop-up message however it is allowing to save the record. Please help me in how to restrict to save the record if the validation doesn't meet?

function onChange(control, oldValue, newValue, isLoading, isTemplate) {

    if (isLoading || newValue === '') {

        return;

    }

    var char = newValue.toString();

    var str = char.replace(/ /g, "");

    if (str.length < 25) {

        alert('Problem statement should have minimum 25 characters excluding spaces.');

    }

}

Regards,

Jagan

[surajchacherkar]

Hi @JaganN971616731 ,

try below code, you can use the gs.addErrorMessage() function to display an error message and return false to prevent the record from being saved

function onChange(control, oldValue, newValue, isLoading, isTemplate) {
    if (isLoading || newValue === '') {
        return;
    }
    var char = newValue.toString();
    var str = char.replace(/ /g, "");
    if (str.length < 25) {
        gs.addErrorMessage('Problem statement should have minimum 25 characters excluding spaces.');
        return false; // Prevent saving the record
    }
}

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Thanks

Suraj!

[HrishabhKumar]

Hi @JaganN971616731 ,

You are using onChange Client script, that won't help to stop the form form submitting, instead you can use the same code logic in onSubmit client script. you just have to change a logic little bit, instead of using newValue you will have to get the value of the desired field using getValue.

 var char = g_form.getValue('my_field').toString(); // add the backend name of the field in place of "my_field".
    var str = char.replace(/ /g, "");
    if (str.length < 25) {
        alert('Problem statement should have minimum 25 characters excluding spaces.');
       //============================================================
        return false;
      //============================================================
    }

Thanks

[Pratima Kalamka]

Hello @JaganN971616731 

Please try below script using onsubmit client script and I have tried and it works .please try it and let me know.

function onSubmit() {

   //get the value of the field to validate 

   var fieldValue=g_form.getValue('description');

//check the lenth is less than 25 characters 

if(fieldValue.length<25 || fieldValue.indexOf('') === -1)

{

    g_form.addErrorMessage('Problem statement should have minimum 25 characters excluding spaces .');

    return false;

}

}

If my answer is helpful please mark it as helpful or correct!!

Pratima.k