[Catalyst] Question about Catalyst::Controller::FormBuilder

[Christopher H. Laco]

Balaji Srinivasan wrote:
> Hi There
> I am using Catalyst::Controller::FormBuilder to create my forms. Its
> working
> great for me except for this one issue:
> I would like to specify a field that has a regexp that has a comma in it.
> For example:
> =

> =

> sub doStuff : Path('/doStuff) Form('/doStuff') {
> =

> .....
> }
> =

> My doStuff.fb file has the following field
> =

> fields:
>    username:
>        label: Username
>        size: 40
>        validate: /^[^,"]{6,40}$/
> =

> ie I want the username field to contain 6-40 characters without any single
> or double quotes.
> Unfortunately the validation code for this on the javascript side turns
> into:
> =

>    var username =3D form.elements['username'].value;
>    if (username =3D=3D null || (username !=3D '/^[^'"]{6' && username !=
=3D
> '40}+$/')) {
>        alertstr +=3D 'Username should be between 6 and 40 characters
> and should not contain single-quotes (\') or double-quotes (")\n';
>        invalid++;
>    }
> =

> =

> ie. The value is split at the , sign.
> This looks like it would be a fairly common problem. Any workaround for
> this?
> Thanks
> Balaji
> =



This ia s know, unfixed bug. You options are:

a) manually add the regex to the form in controller code
b) use FB only to render forms, and use something else to validate forms

I opted for b) when I ran into this problem.

-=3DChris

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