The plugin is this: http://livevalidation.rubyforge.org/
On Oct 9, 2:53 pm, Marnen Laibow-Koser <rails-mailing-l...@andreas- s.net> wrote: > 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-Koserhttp://www.marnen.org > mar...@marnen.org > -- > Posted viahttp://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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
