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

[Mihir Mohanta]

Hi Shahid,

Please use

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

instead of

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

Thanks,

Mihir

[shahid1]

Hey Mihir,

It works great.

But i have one more problem here.

In case you want to put the validation for more than one field in the form , the script doesn't execute properly.

But for one field it works appropriately.

So, any go here?

Thanks,

Shahid

[Mihir Mohanta]

Hi Shahid,

I think the script I have provided should work for multiple field validation.

Can you share the script you are used ?

Thanks,

Mihir

[shahid1]

Here you go!

function onSubmit() {

    //Type appropriate comment here, and begin script below  

  var character1 = g_form.getValue('field1');                                                                   //Please NOTE:-the validation for the field works without the use of toString() function.

var str1 = character1.replace(/ /g,"");

if(str1.length >= 6){

  return true;

}

else

  {

  alert('Please be appropriate in filling out the field "Field1"');

  return false;

}

  var character2 = g_form.getValue('field2');

              var str2 = character2.replace(/ /g,"");

    if(str2.length >= 6){

    return true;

    }

    else

    {

  alert('Please be appropriate in filling out the field "Field2"');

    return false;

    }

}

Have tried putting the toString for both the fields and for one fields at a time too but it doesnt help.

Any shoot?

Thanks,

Shahid

[Mihir Mohanta · Accepted solution]

return true condition you have written in two different lines. Thats why it is returning true if any of those conditions met.

Please use your script like below:

function onSubmit() {

var character1 = g_form.getValue('field1');  

var character2 = g_form.getValue('field2');

var str1 = character1.replace(/ /g,"");

var str2 = character2.replace(/ /g,"");

if(str1.length >= 6 && str2.length >= 6 ){

return true;

}

else{

if(str1.length < 6){

alert('Please be appropriate in filling out the field "Field1"');

}

if(str2.length < 6){

alert('Please be appropriate in filling out the field "Field2"');

}

if(str1.length < 6 && str2.length < 6){

alert('Please be appropriate in filling out the field "Field1" and "Field2 "');

}

return false;

}

}