Validate field with space and character limit!

[shahid1]

Hello there,

I am trying to build some requirement here which goes like:-

i want to validate a particular field with minimum 6 characters without spaces.

I mean to say is if the user types "abcdef"(6 characters without space) or "a a a a a a"(6 characters with space) etc., the script should return true else it should return false.

i have already tried that with a script but its not working for me:-

function onSubmit() {

    //Type appropriate comment here, and begin script below

  var check = g_form.getValue('my variable field name here');

  var ok= /^\s*(\S\s*){6,}$/;

              if(check.test(ok))

  {

                      alert('Please Enter an appropriate name!');

                      return false;

  }

  else{

  return true;

  }

}

So any ideas on this?

Thanks,

Shahid

[Kushagra Mehrot]

Hi Shahid,

Try this thread:

http://stackoverflow.com/questions/1731190/javascript-check-if-a-string-has-white-space

Thanks

[shahid1]

Hey Kushagra,

I have already tried the link you have posted above and thats the format which i am following as of now, which doesnt help.

Do you have any other way to do it?

Thanks,

Shahid

[Mihir Mohanta]

Hi Shahid,

Try this script:

function onSubmit() {

  //Type appropriate comment here, and begin script below

  var character = g_form.getValue('your variable field name here').toString();

  var str = character.replace(" ","");

  if(str.length >= 6){

  return true;

  }

  else

  return false;

}

Thanks,

Mihir Mohanta

[shahid1]

Hi Mihir,

Thanks for replying.

The code given by you works gud but it does not work for the case "a a a a ".

The reason behind it that it just replaces the space between the first two characters and hence the form gets submitted.

The thing i want here is that the user wont be able to submit until and unless he has 6 characters(excluding space) in that field.

Hope you get it.

Thanks,

Shahid