Ektron CMS400.NET User Manual

Form Validation
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Working with HTML Forms
Next, click the Save and Submit or Publish button ( ). The form
only appears on your Web site after it is published.
After you complete and save the form, it may need to go through
the approval process. When that is complete, add it to the site by
assigning it to a page template. See ”Implementing a Form on a
Web Page” on page 194.
You can apply validation rules while creating or editing the
following field types:
• text
• password
• textarea
• calendar
Close the editor without saving changes.
Validation rules ensure that the form information entered by site
visitors meets your criteria. For example, a validation rule can
specify that a site visitor’s response to the Telephone field
conforms to a standard format (for example, 7 or 10 digits). If the
response does not conform, an error message informs the site
visitor of the problem. The input must conform before the form can
be submitted.
For a list of validation rule types, see ”Validation Options” on
page 178.
When Validation Rules are Applied
Validation rules are applied when a site visitor submits an entire
form, not as soon as the input is entered. If invalid input is found,
the error message that you define appears.
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