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form validation for NOT matches - El Forum - 01-19-2010
[eluser]blorriman[/eluser]
I have a form and I am using the following to create an input:
echo form_input('first_name', set_value('first_name', 'enter first name'));
I then validate the form:
$this->form_validation->set_rules('first_name', 'Name', 'trim|required');
However, because the form opens with "enter first name" in the text input, the required validation doesn't work.
I like the look this way instead of adding a label, but how do I validate this as required now?
form validation for NOT matches - El Forum - 01-19-2010
[eluser]JHackamack[/eluser]
There are one of two options.
You can use placeholder='Enter First Name'
which looks similar, but has a default value of ""
Or do a client side validation on submit that the form doesn't contain "enter first name" in the first name field
form validation for NOT matches - El Forum - 01-19-2010
[eluser]blorriman[/eluser]
Thanks JHackaMack,
I tried :
$name = 'enter name';
echo form_input('first_name', set_value('first_name', $name));
but it's still not validating
form validation for NOT matches - El Forum - 01-19-2010
[eluser]JHackamack[/eluser]
Try This
Code:
$data = array(
'name' => 'first_name',
'id' => 'first_name',
'placeholder' => 'First Name',
'value' => set_value('first_name','set first name')
);
echo form_input($data);form validation for NOT matches - El Forum - 01-19-2010
[eluser]blorriman[/eluser]
Still no luck - it is picking up "set first name" from:
'value' => set_value('first_name','set first name')
'placeholder' => 'First Name',
form validation for NOT matches - El Forum - 01-19-2010
[eluser]JHackamack[/eluser]
Ah, sorry. Ignore the ",'set first name'" in the value field and try that.
form validation for NOT matches - El Forum - 01-19-2010
[eluser]blorriman[/eluser]
then the input is empty
form validation for NOT matches - El Forum - 01-19-2010
[eluser]JHackamack[/eluser]
Can you copy the generated HTML into here?
form validation for NOT matches - El Forum - 01-19-2010
[eluser]blorriman[/eluser]
Code:
<div id="signup_form" class="span-10">
<fieldset>
<legend>Create New Account</legend>
<?php
echo form_open('login/create_member');
$data = array(
'name' => 'first_name',
'id' => 'first_name',
'placeholder' => 'First Name',
'value' => set_value('first_name','set first name')
);
echo form_input($data). '<br>';
// echo form_input('first_name', set_value('first_name', 'enter first name')). '<br>';
echo form_input('last_name', set_value('last_name', 'last name')). '<br>';
echo form_input('email_address', set_value('email_address', 'email address')). '<br>';
?>
</fieldset>
</div>
<div id="signup_form" class="span-10 push-2">
<fieldset>
<legend>Login Information</legend>
<?php
echo form_input('username', set_value('username', 'username')). '<br>';
echo form_input('password', set_value('password','password')). '<br>';
echo form_input('password2', set_value('password2','confirm password')). '<br>';
echo form_submit('submit', 'create account'). '<br>';
?>
<?= validation_errors('<p class="error">');?>
</fieldset>
</div>form validation for NOT matches - El Forum - 01-19-2010
[eluser]JHackamack[/eluser]
Im looking for how it outputs in your browser.