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How to validate a drop-down list before move on?

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Hello,

I want to force the user to select a value in the drop-down list before she can move on the the next  field.  for instances, I have a drop-down list A, whose default value is empty.  as the user clicks on the next field, I need to throw a warning that she needs to select the value for drop-down list A.

Thank you for your help.

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Yeah it would be the same idea basically. But you just need to decide where to have the event (on enter/ on exit of which field) and then use the same code where you can as many conditions as you like. For example,

if ( field1.isNull && dropdown1.isNull )

{

...

}

and so on.

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On the exit event of the drop-down list, you can do a test

if ( this.isNull )

{

    xfa.host.messageBox("Select item from list");

}

You can place any other custom changes to the field inside the if statement to show the error.

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Former Community Member

Hi,

Thank you.  It looks like this only validate when I click on the field without entering/selecting then move on.  Is there a way I can validate the field in a way that if I have field 1/dropdown1, then field 2/dropdown 2.  If I click on field 2, there is a message popup saying that 'field 1/dropdown 1 can't be empty.  Please make your selection before move on'.

Thanks.

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Correct answer by
Level 5

Yeah it would be the same idea basically. But you just need to decide where to have the event (on enter/ on exit of which field) and then use the same code where you can as many conditions as you like. For example,

if ( field1.isNull && dropdown1.isNull )

{

...

}

and so on.

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Former Community Member

Ah, I see. Thank you.  got it working now.