Validate user input against a list

[Clifford]

Hello,

My apologies up front, but it seems that the little things are kicking my butt.
I need to be able to validate, on change or add, what the user inputs. As in Y or N for yes or no.
It seems that this should be a list in the program because it will always be Y or N.
I have tried the validator doing: type: 'inclusion', list: ['Y', 'N'] but only get errors.

Thank you in advance for any help.

Cliff

[Clifford]

I was able to make some headway, today and found that I needed an event.
Here is where I am now:

                        {
                            xtype: 'textfield',
                            itemId: 'PRJFRL',
                            fieldLabel: 'From',
                            name: 'PRJFRL',
                            size: 1,
                            listeners: {
                                validitychange: {
                                    fn: me.onPRJFRLValidityChange,
                                    scope: me
                                }
                            }
                        },
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   onPRJFRLValidityChange: function(field, isValid, eOpts) {
        var SWList = [' ', 'S', 'W'];


        if (jQuery.inArray(SWList, field.lastValue) != '-1') {
            alert('Found in Array');
        } else {
            alert('Error - Not in Array');
        }


    }

But the jQuery does not work.
I found the field.lastValue returns the input. So I want to validate against the Array SWList.
Hopefully someon can point me in the correct direction.
Thanks
Cliff

[richard.milone]

Well your off base with the jQuery validity check. We will post some instructions on how to do this with Valence/Ext JS shortly.

[sean.lanktree]

You can provide a validator function:

        xtype : 'textfield',
        allowBlank : false,
        enforceMaxLength : true,
        maxLength : 1,
        validator : function(val){
            var validValues = ['S','W'],
                  val = Ext.util.Format.uppercase(val);
            
            if (Ext.Array.indexOf(validValues,val) != -1){
                return true;   
            } else {
                return 'Some error to output';
            }
        }

However, this scenario would be better suited to a combo box since it is essentially having the user choose from a list of valid values.

[Clifford]

Great.

Yes a combo box would be better, but I was not sure how to load the variables, except by input file.
Thank you for the help.
Cliff

[beckhamrryyaann]

Hey Cliff,
Here is a common combo box set up i use alot for one or two options to choose from like you're doing....
it has an inline data array store, so there is no need for a backend file, etc....

{
                            xtype: 'combobox',
                            flex: 2,
                            fieldLabel: 'Employed From (month/year)',
                            labelAlign: 'top',
                            labelWidth: 125,
                            name: 'WRK1FROMMM',
                            store: {
                                fields: [
                                    'index',
                                    'text'
                                ],
                                data: [
                                    {
                                        index: 1,
                                        text: 'January'
                                    },
                                    {
                                        index: 2,
                                        text: 'February'
                                    },
                                    {
                                        index: 3,
                                        text: 'March'
                                    },
                                    {
                                        index: 4,
                                        text: 'April'
                                    },
                                    {
                                        index: 5,
                                        text: 'May'
                                    }
                                ]
                            },
                            valueField: 'index'
                        },