What does your action mapping look like? Do you have validate=true set for the form?
Mind you, I'm not a fan of using automatic validation:) I prefer to call validate manually from my Action class. I explain my reasons here http://www.learntechnology.net/validate-manually.do On 1/20/06, Raghu Kanchustambham <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Thanks Rick for the response. > My first issue Rick is that my validate function in the form is not > getting > called at all. > I have simply put a "System.out.println" statement there to verify that it > is getting called. > > What you have given is definitely useful for me in the second step :-) But > I > need to get the first step correct... that is to make sure my validate > function is being called in addition to validation.xml rules. > > Could you help me with that? > > Thanks. > Raghu > > > > On 1/20/06, Rick Reumann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > Raghu Kanchustambham wrote the following on 1/20/2006 9:22 AM: > > > Hi, > > > When I want to retain validation.xml for validation of most of my > fields > > on > > > the form. However, the rules for one particular field is too complex > to > > be > > > done with just the validation.xml. I intend to check for it in the > > > validation form action. What I see is that the action form's validate > > > function is not getting called. > > > > Here's how I've done it in the past. There might be a better way: > > > > //in form Validate method... > > > > ServletContext application = getServlet().getServletContext(); > > > > ActionErrors errors = new ActionErrors(); > > > > String parameter = request.getParameter( mapping.getParameter() ); > > > > Validator validator = Resources.initValidator( parameter, this, > > application, request, errors, page); > > > > try { > > validatorResults = validator.validate(); > > } catch (ValidatorException e) { > > log.error(e.getMessage(), e); > > } > > > > //now do you manual validation say on age > > String prop = request.getParameter("prop"); > > if ( //some test on prop) { > > errors.add(ActionMessages.GLOBAL_MESSAGE, new > > ActionError("errors.something", "Prop")); > > } > > > > return errors; > > > > -- > > Rick > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > -- Rick
