Conditional Validation [Solved]

[david63]

How would I check that an item has been selected from a "Select List" only when there is an entry in a text field?

[boldee]

Place in your select list custom validation script and type a message in the message field, you can see this in the embedded php example in the samples package.

Code:

function ff_your_selectlist_name_validation(element, message)
{
    if (element.value=='none' || element.value=='') {
        ff_validationFocus(element.name);
        return message;
    } // if
    return '';
} // ff_your_selectlist_name_validation

[david63]

Thanks boldee

If I am reading your code correctly then that is validating that there is an item selected from the list. That part I can do - but what I need is to only perform that validation if there is an entry in a text field.

For example I have an optional text field called height in which the user will enter a value and next to that I have a Select List with three values (none, feet, meters) and I need to ensure that when there is an entry in the text fiels then a selection is made from the list.

[boldee]

Ok why not look at the country select example and see if you can work a solution from that, alternatively you could validate from the select list by changing the element.name's to getElementByName('your text field').value; so that the select list validates the textfield. Ive not tested this so not sure if it works but worth a try 

Somthing like....

Code:

function ff_your_selectlist_name_validation(element, message)
{
    if (getElementByName(your text field).value=='') {
        ff_validationFocus(getElementByName('your text field').value);
        return message;
    } // if
    return '';
} // ff_your_selectlist_name_validation

I still think it would be best if the select list is not active until you type a value in the text field though.

[david63]

Solved it by using this code

Code:

function ff_list_validation(element, message)
{
    if (ff_getElementByName('my_item').value !='') {
        if ((element.value == 'none' || (element.value == ''))) {
            if (message=='') message = element.name+" has not been selected.\n";
            ff_validationFocus(element.name);
            return message;
        }
    }
    return '';
}