var signupFormObj = {
error_string: "",
element_count: "3",
drawForm: function() {
if(this.error_string != '') {
document.write(this.error_string);
}
else {
//All old forms will be calling a drawForm method on signupFormObj
//with no paramaters passed in.
var json_data = {"content": "\n\n"};
//print form
document.write(json_data.content);
}
},
checkForm: function(form_obj) {
//now handle required field validation
json_fields = {"data": [{"widget_type": "text", "field_type": "text", "required": true, "name": "Email", "short_name": "email"}, {"widget_type": "text", "field_type": "text", "required": true, "name": "First name", "short_name": "name_first"}, {"widget_type": "text", "field_type": "text", "required": true, "name": "Last name", "short_name": "name_last"}]};
var element_array = json_fields.data;
var why = "";
for (var loop = 0; loop < element_array.length; loop++)
{
if(element_array[loop].widget_type == 'text' || element_array[loop].widget_type == 'long')
{
if(form_obj[element_array[loop].short_name].value == "")
{
why += element_array[loop].name + " is a required field.\n"
}
else if(element_array[loop].short_name == 'email')
{
var filter=/^[a-z0-9_\-\.\+]+@[a-z0-9_\-\.]+\.[a-z]{2,4}$/i;
if (!filter.test(form_obj[element_array[loop].short_name].value))
{
why += element_array[loop].name + " must be a valid email address.\n";
}
}
continue;
}
else if (element_array[loop].widget_type == 'check_multiple')
{
var element = form_obj[element_array[loop].short_name];
if(signupFormObj.checkMulti(element))
{
continue;
}
why += element_array[loop].name + " is a required field.\n";
}
else if (element_array[loop].widget_type == 'radio')
{
var flag = 'false';
var element = form_obj[element_array[loop].short_name];
if (signupFormObj.checkMulti(element))
{
continue;
}
why += element_array[loop].name + " is a required field.\n";
}
else if (element_array[loop].widget_type == 'select one')
{
var index = form_obj[element_array[loop].short_name].selectedIndex;
if(form_obj[element_array[loop].short_name].options[index].value == "")
{
why += element_array[loop].name + " is a required field.\n";
}
}
else if (element_array[loop].widget_type == 'select multiple')
{
var element = form_obj[element_array[loop].short_name];
if(!signupFormObj.checkSelMulti(element)) {
why += element_array[loop].name + " is a required field.\n";
}
}
else if (element_array[loop].widget_type == 'date')
{
var str_month = element_array[loop].widget_type + "_month";
var str_day = element_array[loop].widget_type + "_day";
var str_year = element_array[loop].widget_type + "_year";
if (form_obj[str_month].selectedIndex < 1 || form_obj[str_day].selectedIndex < 1 || form_obj[str_year].selectedIndex < 1)
{
why += element_array[loop].name + " is a required field.\n";
}
}
}
if (why != "") {
alert(why);
return false;
}
return true;
},
checkSelMulti: function (element) {
for(var i = 0; i < element.length; i++) {
if(element[i].selected) {
return true;
}
}
return false;
},
checkMulti: function (element) {
for (var i = 0; i < element.length; i++) {
if (element[i].checked)
{
return true;
}
}
return false;
}
}
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