Validations - validations.js

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// Author: Matt Kruse <[email protected]>
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// HISTORY
// ------------------------------------------------------------------
// December 29, 2003: Added the option to specify a delimiter for
//    multiple valued input field via getInputValue(), etc.

//-------------------------------------------------------------------
// Trim functions
//   Returns string with whitespace trimmed
//-------------------------------------------------------------------
function LTrim(str){
if (str==null){return null;}
for(var i=0;str.charAt(i)==" ";i++);
return str.substring(i,str.length);
}
function RTrim(str){
if (str==null){return null;}
for(var i=str.length-1;str.charAt(i)==" ";i--);
return str.substring(0,i+1);
}
function Trim(str){return LTrim(RTrim(str));}
function LTrimAll(str) {
if (str==null){return str;}
for (var i=0; str.charAt(i)==" " || str.charAt(i)=="\n" || str.charAt(i)=="\t"; i++);
return str.substring(i,str.length);
}
function RTrimAll(str) {
if (str==null){return str;}
for (var i=str.length-1; str.charAt(i)==" " || str.charAt(i)=="\n" || str.charAt(i)=="\t"; i--);
return str.substring(0,i+1);
}
function TrimAll(str) {
return LTrimAll(RTrimAll(str));
}
//-------------------------------------------------------------------
// isNull(value)
//   Returns true if value is null
//-------------------------------------------------------------------
function isNull(val){return(val==null);}

//-------------------------------------------------------------------
// isBlank(value)
//   Returns true if value only contains spaces
//-------------------------------------------------------------------
function isBlank(val){
if(val==null){return true;}
for(var i=0;i<val.length;i++) {
if ((val.charAt(i)!=' ')&&(val.charAt(i)!="\t")&&(val.charAt(i)!="\n")&&(val.charAt(i)!="\r")){return false;}
}
return true;
}

//-------------------------------------------------------------------
// isInteger(value)
//   Returns true if value contains all digits
//-------------------------------------------------------------------
function isInteger(val){
if (isBlank(val)){return false;}
for(var i=0;i<val.length;i++){
if(!isDigit(val.charAt(i))){return false;}
}
return true;
}

//-------------------------------------------------------------------
// isNumeric(value)
//   Returns true if value contains a positive float value
//-------------------------------------------------------------------
function isNumeric(val){return(parseFloat(val,10)==(val*1));}

//-------------------------------------------------------------------
// isArray(obj)
// Returns true if the object is an array, else false
//-------------------------------------------------------------------
function isArray(obj){return(typeof(obj.length)=="undefined")?false:true;}

//-------------------------------------------------------------------
// isDigit(value)
//   Returns true if value is a 1-character digit
//-------------------------------------------------------------------
function isDigit(num) {
if (num.length>1){return false;}
var string="1234567890";
if (string.indexOf(num)!=-1){return true;}
return false;
}

//-------------------------------------------------------------------
// setNullIfBlank(input_object)
//   Sets a form field to "" if it isBlank()
//-------------------------------------------------------------------
function setNullIfBlank(obj){if(isBlank(obj.value)){obj.value="";}}

//-------------------------------------------------------------------
// setFieldsToUpperCase(input_object)
//   Sets value of form field toUpperCase() for all fields passed
//-------------------------------------------------------------------
function setFieldsToUpperCase(){
for(var i=0;i<arguments.length;i++) {
arguments[i].value = arguments[i].value.toUpperCase();
}
}

//-------------------------------------------------------------------
// disallowBlank(input_object[,message[,true]])
//   Checks a form field for a blank value. Optionally alerts if
//   blank and focuses
//-------------------------------------------------------------------
function disallowBlank(obj){
var msg=(arguments.length>1)?arguments[1]:"";
var dofocus=(arguments.length>2)?arguments[2]:false;
if (isBlank(getInputValue(obj))){
if(!isBlank(msg)){alert(msg);}
if(dofocus){
if (isArray(obj) && (typeof(obj.type)=="undefined")) {obj=obj[0];}
if(obj.type=="text"||obj.type=="textarea"||obj.type=="password") { obj.select(); }
obj.focus();
}
return true;
}
return false;
}

//-------------------------------------------------------------------
// disallowModify(input_object[,message[,true]])
//   Checks a form field for a value different than defaultValue.
//   Optionally alerts and focuses
//-------------------------------------------------------------------
function disallowModify(obj){
var msg=(arguments.length>1)?arguments[1]:"";
var dofocus=(arguments.length>2)?arguments[2]:false;
if (getInputValue(obj)!=getInputDefaultValue(obj)){
if(!isBlank(msg)){alert(msg);}
if(dofocus){
if (isArray(obj) && (typeof(obj.type)=="undefined")) {obj=obj[0];}
if(obj.type=="text"||obj.type=="textarea"||obj.type=="password") { obj.select(); }
obj.focus();
}
setInputValue(obj,getInputDefaultValue(obj));
return true;
}
return false;
}

//-------------------------------------------------------------------
// commifyArray(array[,delimiter])
//   Take an array of values and turn it into a comma-separated string
//   Pass an optional second argument to specify a delimiter other than
//   comma.
//-------------------------------------------------------------------
function commifyArray(obj,delimiter){
if (typeof(delimiter)=="undefined" || delimiter==null) {
delimiter = ",";
}
var s="";
if(obj==null||obj.length<=0){return s;}
for(var i=0;i<obj.length;i++){
s=s+((s=="")?"":delimiter)+obj[i].toString();
}
return s;
}

//-------------------------------------------------------------------
// getSingleInputValue(input_object,use_default,delimiter)
//   Utility function used by others
//-------------------------------------------------------------------
function getSingleInputValue(obj,use_default,delimiter) {
switch(obj.type){
case 'radio': case 'checkbox': return(((use_default)?obj.defaultChecked:obj.checked)?obj.value:null);
case 'text': case 'hidden': case 'textarea': return(use_default)?obj.defaultValue:obj.value;
case 'password': return((use_default)?null:obj.value);
case 'select-one':
if (obj.options==null) { return null; }
if(use_default){
var o=obj.options;
for(var i=0;i<o.length;i++){if(o[i].defaultSelected){return o[i].value;}}
return o[0].value;
}
if (obj.selectedIndex<0){return null;}
return(obj.options.length>0)?obj.options[obj.selectedIndex].value:null;
case 'select-multiple':
if (obj.options==null) { return null; }
var values=new Array();
for(var i=0;i<obj.options.length;i++) {
if((use_default&&obj.options[i].defaultSelected)||(!use_default&&obj.options[i].selected)) {
values[values.length]=obj.options[i].value;
}
}
return (values.length==0)?null:commifyArray(values,delimiter);
}
alert("FATAL ERROR: Field type "+obj.type+" is not supported for this function");
return null;
}

//-------------------------------------------------------------------
// getSingleInputText(input_object,use_default,delimiter)
//   Utility function used by others
//-------------------------------------------------------------------
function getSingleInputText(obj,use_default,delimiter) {
switch(obj.type){
case 'radio': case 'checkbox': return "";
case 'text': case 'hidden': case 'textarea': return(use_default)?obj.defaultValue:obj.value;
case 'password': return((use_default)?null:obj.value);
case 'select-one':
if (obj.options==null) { return null; }
if(use_default){
var o=obj.options;
for(var i=0;i<o.length;i++){if(o[i].defaultSelected){return o[i].text;}}
return o[0].text;
}
if (obj.selectedIndex<0){return null;}
return(obj.options.length>0)?obj.options[obj.selectedIndex].text:null;
case 'select-multiple':
if (obj.options==null) { return null; }
var values=new Array();
for(var i=0;i<obj.options.length;i++) {
if((use_default&&obj.options[i].defaultSelected)||(!use_default&&obj.options[i].selected)) {
values[values.length]=obj.options[i].text;
}
}
return (values.length==0)?null:commifyArray(values,delimiter);
}
alert("FATAL ERROR: Field type "+obj.type+" is not supported for this function");
return null;
}

//-------------------------------------------------------------------
// setSingleInputValue(input_object,value)
//   Utility function used by others
//-------------------------------------------------------------------
function setSingleInputValue(obj,value) {
switch(obj.type){
case 'radio': case 'checkbox': if(obj.value==value){obj.checked=true;return true;}else{obj.checked=false;return false;}
case 'text': case 'hidden': case 'textarea': case 'password': obj.value=value;return true;
case 'select-one': case 'select-multiple':
var o=obj.options;
for(var i=0;i<o.length;i++){
if(o[i].value==value){o[i].selected=true;}
else{o[i].selected=false;}
}
return true;
}
alert("FATAL ERROR: Field type "+obj.type+" is not supported for this function");
return false;
}

//-------------------------------------------------------------------
// getInputValue(input_object[,delimiter])
//   Get the value of any form input field
//   Multiple-select fields are returned as comma-separated values, or
//   delmited by the optional second argument
//   (Doesn't support input types: button,file,reset,submit)
//-------------------------------------------------------------------
function getInputValue(obj,delimiter) {
var use_default=(arguments.length>2)?arguments[2]:false;
if (isArray(obj) && (typeof(obj.type)=="undefined")) {
var values=new Array();
for(var i=0;i<obj.length;i++){
var v=getSingleInputValue(obj[i],use_default,delimiter);
if(v!=null){values[values.length]=v;}
}
return commifyArray(values,delimiter);
}
return getSingleInputValue(obj,use_default,delimiter);
}

//-------------------------------------------------------------------
// getInputText(input_object[,delimiter])
//   Get the displayed text of any form input field
//   Multiple-select fields are returned as comma-separated values, or
//   delmited by the optional second argument
//   (Doesn't support input types: button,file,reset,submit)
//-------------------------------------------------------------------
function getInputText(obj,delimiter) {
var use_default=(arguments.length>2)?arguments[2]:false;
if (isArray(obj) && (typeof(obj.type)=="undefined")) {
var values=new Array();
for(var i=0;i<obj.length;i++){
var v=getSingleInputText(obj[i],use_default,delimiter);
if(v!=null){values[values.length]=v;}
}
return commifyArray(values,delimiter);
}
return getSingleInputText(obj,use_default,delimiter);
}

//-------------------------------------------------------------------
// getInputDefaultValue(input_object[,delimiter])
//   Get the default value of any form input field when it was created
//   Multiple-select fields are returned as comma-separated values, or
//   delmited by the optional second argument
//   (Doesn't support input types: button,file,password,reset,submit)
//-------------------------------------------------------------------
function getInputDefaultValue(obj,delimiter){return getInputValue(obj,delimiter,true);}

//-------------------------------------------------------------------
// isChanged(input_object)
//   Returns true if input object's value has changed since it was
//   created.
//-------------------------------------------------------------------
function isChanged(obj){return(getInputValue(obj)!=getInputDefaultValue(obj));}

//-------------------------------------------------------------------
// setInputValue(obj,value)
//   Set the value of any form field. In cases where no matching value
//   is available (select, radio, etc) then no option will be selected
//   (Doesn't support input types: button,file,password,reset,submit)
//-------------------------------------------------------------------
function setInputValue(obj,value) {
var use_default=(arguments.length>1)?arguments[1]:false;
if(isArray(obj)&&(typeof(obj.type)=="undefined")){
for(var i=0;i<obj.length;i++){setSingleInputValue(obj[i],value);}
}
else{setSingleInputValue(obj,value);}
}

//-------------------------------------------------------------------
// isFormModified(form_object,hidden_fields,ignore_fields)
//   Check to see if anything in a form has been changed. By default
//   it will check all visible form elements and ignore all hidden
//   fields.
//   You can pass a comma-separated list of field names to check in
//   addition to visible fields (for hiddens, etc).
//   You can also pass a comma-separated list of field names to be
//   ignored in the check.
//-------------------------------------------------------------------
function isFormModified(theform,hidden_fields,ignore_fields){
if(hidden_fields==null){hidden_fields="";}
if(ignore_fields==null){ignore_fields="";}
var hiddenFields=new Object();
var ignoreFields=new Object();
var i,field;
var hidden_fields_array=hidden_fields.split(',');
for (i=0;i<hidden_fields_array.length;i++) {
hiddenFields[Trim(hidden_fields_array[i])]=true;
}
var ignore_fields_array=ignore_fields.split(',');
for (i=0;i<ignore_fields_array.length;i++) {
ignoreFields[Trim(ignore_fields_array[i])]=true;
}
for (i=0;i<theform.elements.length;i++) {
var changed=false;
var name=theform.elements[i].name;
if(!isBlank(name)){
var type=theform.elements[i].type;
if(!ignoreFields[name]){
if(type=="hidden"&&hiddenFields[name]){changed=isChanged(theform[name]);}
else if(type=="hidden"){changed=false;}
else {changed=isChanged(theform[name]);}
}
}
if(changed){return true;}
}
return false;
}