Force Feild upon Validation Error

[ParreLaws]

I have a Date Field with the Validation Pattern date{MM/DD/YYYY}. Is there a way once the user get the error message the cursor goes back to the Date Field instead of going to the next field.

[_Bruce_Robertson · Accepted solution]

Hi,

You should be able to add the following JavaScript code to the exit event of the date field

if (this.formattedValue === this.rawValue)

{

    xfa.host.setFocus(this);

}

This works because the only time the formattedValue is the same as the rawValue is when then edit pattern validation fails (or when then edit pattern is YYYY-MM-DD ... the rawValue pattern).

Note: this goes against Adobe's  guidelines for designing forms, they reckon the user should be able to move though the form as they wish but there are a lot of real forms out there that work this way.

Regards

Bruce

[ParreLaws]

Thanks Bruce this worked great

Best regards

Parre