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# Form Validation
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Form validation is a combination of PHP and JavaScript
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## PHP
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### Introduction
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Validators are implemented as an argument to the [api:Form] constructor. You create a required fields validator like
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so. In this case, we're creating a [api:RequiredFields] validator - the [api:Validator] class itself is an abstract
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class.
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:::php
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function Form() {
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$form = new Form($this, 'Form',
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new FieldSet(
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new TextField('MyRequiredField'),
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new TextField('MyOptionalField')
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),
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new FieldSet(
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new FormAction('submit', 'Submit')
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),
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new RequiredFields(array('MyRequiredField'))
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);
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// Optional: Add a CSS class for custom styling
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$form->dataFieldByName('MyRequiredField)->addExtraClass('required');
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return $form;
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}
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### Subclassing Validator
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To create your own validator, you need to subclass validator and define two methods:
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* **javascript()** Should output a snippet of JavaScript that will get called to perform javascript validation.
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* **php($data)** Should return true if the given data is valid, and call $this->validationError() if there were any
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errors.
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## JavaScript
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### Default validator.js implementation
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TODO Describe behaviour.js solution easily, how to disable it
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Setting fieldEl.requiredErrorMsg or formEl.requiredErrorMsg will override the default error message. Both can include
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the string '$FieldLabel', which will be replaced with the field's label. Otherwise, the message is "Please fill out
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"$FieldLabel", it is required".
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You can use Behaviour to load in the appropriate value:
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:::js
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Behaviour.register({
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'#Form_Form' : {
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requiredErrorMsg: "Please complete this question before moving on.",
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}
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});
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### Other validation libraries
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By default, SilverStripe forms with an attached Validator instance use the custom Validator.js clientside logic. It is
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quite hard to customize, and might not be appropriate for all use-cases. You can disable integrated clientside
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validation, and use your own (e.g. [jquery.validate](http://docs.jquery.com/Plugins/Validation)).
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Disable for all forms (in `mysite/_config.php`):
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:::php
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Validator::set_javascript_validation_handler('none');
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Disable for a specific form:
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:::php
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$myForm->getValidator()->setJavascriptValidationHandler('none');
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## Related
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* Model Validation with [api:DataObject->validate()] |