Philip Hallstrom wrote: >> How do you guys feel about client side validation? Do you think its >> necessary or a waste of time? > > All depends on the app for me. You obviously have to validate server > side regardless, but if there are things you can do client side to > make it easier for the user, go for it. I'm thinking things like > "username can only be lowercase alphanumeric"... if you can stop > someone from filling out an entire form only to complain they ignored > your rule... that's a nice feature.
Yes. And you don't need client-side validation for that, just a note. Sounds obvious, but you'd be amazed how often I see it omitted. > > There's a plugin out there that will take your AR model validations > and convert them into javascript validations in your form. Can't > recall the name, but that might simplify things for you. I'll check that out. That was actually something I liked about ColdFusion. > > Now... my personal pet peeve is forms that demand that phone numbers > be in a certain format... I happen to like 555.555.5555 and that > happens to be what my browser remembers. Drives me nuts when it > whines that I have to use 555-555-5555. Just strip the non numbers > and format it yourself! *grumble* *grumble* > > The same is true for credit card numbers... point being if you can > clean it up server side and still know what you've got, do it :) > Agreed 100%. Don't make the user do things that the app should be smart enough to do itself. > -philip Best, -- Marnen Laibow-Koser http://www.marnen.org mar...@marnen.org -- Posted via http://www.ruby-forum.com/. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Ruby on Rails: Talk" group. To post to this group, send email to rubyonrails-talk@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rubyonrails-talk+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rubyonrails-talk?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
