Procedure to Perform Client Side Programmatic Form Validation

Procedure to perform client side programmatic form validation with respect to StrutsDemoApp1-pv application:-

Step1:- write java script code as shown below in the form page of Struts application (register.jsp)

In register.jsp:-

  •            <%@
  •           <%@
  •           <%@
  •         <html>
  •           <head>
  •            <script language = “Javascript”>
  •                   Function myvalidate (frm)
  •                    {
  •                     //read form data
  •                      Var unval = frm.username.value;
  •                Var pwdval = frm.password.value;
  •              //write programmatic client-side form validation logic
  •            If (unval ==””)
  •                {
  •                  Alert (“username is required”);
  •                    Frm.username.focus ();
  •                   Return false:
  •                  }
  •          Else {
  •                Var fchar = unval.charAt (0);
  •                    If (! is NaN (fchar))
  •                        {
  •                          Alert (“username must begin with alphabet”);
  •                          Frm.username.focus ();
  •                         Frm.username.value=””;
  •                      Return false;
  •                   }
  •               }
  •       If (pwdval == “”)
  •          {
  •                   Alert (“password is required”);
  •                       Frm.password.focus ();
  •                           Return false;
  •           }
  •                   Else {
  •                Var fchar = pwdval.charAt (0);
  •                    If (! is NaN (fchar))
  •                        {
  •                          Alert (“password must begin with alphabet”);
  •                          Frm.password.focus ();
  •                         Frm.password.value=””;
  •                      Return false;
  •                   }
  •               }
  •       Return true;
  •          } //my validate (-,-)
  •     </script>
  •       </head>

    < html:from action = “register” method = “get” onsubmit = “return myvalidate (this)”>

Username: < html: text property= “username”/> < html: errors property= “unerr”/><br>

Password: < html: password property= “password”/> < html: errors property= “pwderr”/><br>

        <html: submit value= “checkDetails”/>

              </html>

Result is : <logic: not Empty name = “msg”>

                      <bean: wrote name = “msg”>

                        </logic: not Empty>

Step2: – Develop the remaining resources

  • Validation plugin supplies sct of readily available form validation logic as form validation rules having both java codes, java script code to perform client side & server side form validation in declaration mode.
  • A plug-in is a patch s/w\s/w application that can enhance the functionality of existing s/w or s/w applications.
  • In Struts environment validation plug-in, tiles plug-in’s are supplied to enhance the functionalities of Struts applications.
  • In Struts environment every plug-in contains one plug-in class name implementing org.apache.Struts.action.plug-in interface.
  • When validation plug-in is used for client side form validations the relevant javascript code will be activated when validate plug-in is used for server side form validation the relevant java code will be activated.

The Plug-in class name of validation plug-in is:

         Org.apache.Struts.validator.validatorplug-in

The Plug-in class name of tiles plug-in is:

                      Org.apache.Struts.tiles.Tilesplug-in

  • To use any plug-in in our Struts application its plug-in class must be configured in Struts configuration file as shown below.

In s-c.xml:-

<plug-in classname = “org.apache.Struts.validator.validatorplug-in”>

<set-property property = “pathnames” value = “/WEB-INF/ validator-rules.xml, /WEB-INF/ validation.xml”/>

  • Declarative form validation means the programmer uses already available form validation logic / rules of validator plug-in to validate the form data.
  • Validator plug-in supplied validator rules are required maxlength, minlingth, date, email, credit card and etc. since validator rules are predefined while working with validator plug-in.
  • All validator rules related details configuration are there in validator rules.xml file. This file can be collected from Struts-home \ lib \ Struts-core-1.3.8.jar file.

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