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JavaScript Form Validation

This document discusses different methods of validating HTML forms, including JavaScript, HTML5, and constraint validation. JavaScript validation can check for empty fields and return false to prevent submission. HTML5 introduces the required attribute to automatically prevent empty form submission. Constraint validation uses HTML input attributes, CSS pseudo selectors, and DOM properties/methods to validate forms.

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JavaScript Form Validation

This document discusses different methods of validating HTML forms, including JavaScript, HTML5, and constraint validation. JavaScript validation can check for empty fields and return false to prevent submission. HTML5 introduces the required attribute to automatically prevent empty form submission. Constraint validation uses HTML input attributes, CSS pseudo selectors, and DOM properties/methods to validate forms.

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JavaScript Form Validation

HTML form validation can be done by JavaScript.

If a form field (fname) is empty, this function alerts a message, and returns
false, to prevent the form from being submitted:

JavaScript Example
function validateForm() {
  let x = document.forms["myForm"]["fname"].value;
  if (x == "") {
    alert("Name must be filled out");
    return false;
  }
}

The function can be called when the form is submitted:

HTML Form Example


<form name="myForm" action="/action_page.php" onsubmit="return
validateForm()" method="post">
Name: <input type="text" name="fname">
<input type="submit" value="Submit">
</form>

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JavaScript Can Validate Numeric Input


JavaScript is often used to validate numeric input:

Please input a number between 1 and 10

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Automatic HTML Form Validation
HTML form validation can be performed automatically by the browser:

If a form field (fname) is empty, the required attribute prevents this form


from being submitted:

HTML Form Example


<form action="/action_page.php" method="post">
  <input type="text" name="fname" required>
  <input type="submit" value="Submit">
</form>

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Automatic HTML form validation does not work in Internet Explorer 9 or
earlier.

Data Validation
Data validation is the process of ensuring that user input is clean, correct,
and useful.

Typical validation tasks are:

 has the user filled in all required fields?


 has the user entered a valid date?
 has the user entered text in a numeric field?

Most often, the purpose of data validation is to ensure correct user input.

Validation can be defined by many different methods, and deployed in many


different ways.

Server side validation is performed by a web server, after input has been
sent to the server.

Client side validation is performed by a web browser, before input is sent


to a web server.
HTML Constraint Validation
HTML5 introduced a new HTML validation concept called constraint
validation.

HTML constraint validation is based on:

 Constraint validation HTML Input Attributes


 Constraint validation CSS Pseudo Selectors
 Constraint validation DOM Properties and Methods

Constraint Validation HTML Input


Attributes
Attribute Description

disabled Specifies that the input element should be disabled

max Specifies the maximum value of an input element

min Specifies the minimum value of an input element

pattern Specifies the value pattern of an input element

required Specifies that the input field requires an element

type  Specifies the type of an input element

For a full list, go to HTML Input Attributes.


Constraint Validation CSS Pseudo
Selectors
Selector Description

:disabled Selects input elements with the "disabled" attribute specified

:invalid Selects input elements with invalid values

:optional Selects input elements with no "required" attribute specified

:required Selects input elements with the "required" attribute specified

:valid Selects input elements with valid values

For a full list, go to CSS Pseudo Classes.

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