Validate

DateTime Entry Field - Validate Method

Uses simple repository field and table rules to validate field

Member of DateTime Entry Field (PRIM_MD.DateTimeField)

Parameters

Name	Type	Data Type	Description
Valid	*Result (Optional)	Boolean	Returns true if field passes the validation rules
Operation	*Input	Enumeration	The operation for the field to be validated against(insert, update and delete)
Table	*Input (Optional)	PRIM_OBJT

Details

The Validate method allows for the use of table and field rules to be used for DateTime Edit Fields.

Validate operation allows for the validation usage on insert, update and deletion.

If valid is returned as false the field property HasError will be set to true.

Validating against a LANSA table requires the table name to be prefixed with '#'.

Complex logic and look up rules are not implemented for use in the validate method.

Example

This example shows the validating xAccidentAssessmentNumber against the xAccident table for insert, update and deletion.
    
xEmployeeStartDate uses a simple logic check to see date is equal to todays date or later.

Begin_Com Role(*EXTENDS #PRIM_WEB) Theme(#SYS_THEME) Layoutmanager(#Layout1)

    Define_Com Class(#PRIM_TBLO) Name(#Layout1)
    Define_Com Class(#PRIM_TBLO.Row) Name(#Layout1Row1) Displayposition(1) Parent(#Layout1)
    Define_Com Class(#PRIM_TBLO.Column) Name(#Layout1Column1) Displayposition(1) Parent(#Layout1)
    Define_Com Class(#PRIM_TBLO.Item) Name(#Layout1Item1) Alignment(TopLeft) Column(#Layout1Column1) Manage(#Insert) Parent(#Layout1) Row(#Layout1Row1) Sizing(None) Flow(Down)
    Define_Com Class(#PRIM_TBLO.Item) Name(#Layout1Item2) Alignment(TopLeft) Column(#Layout1Column1) Manage(#Update) Parent(#Layout1) Row(#Layout1Row1) Sizing(None) Flow(Down)
    Define_Com Class(#PRIM_TBLO.Item) Name(#Layout1Item3) Alignment(TopLeft) Column(#Layout1Column1) Manage(#Delete) Parent(#Layout1) Row(#Layout1Row1) Sizing(None) Flow(Down)
    Define_Com Class(#PRIM_TBLO.Item) Name(#Layout1Item4) Alignment(TopLeft) Column(#Layout1Column1) Manage(#EmployeeStartDate) Parent(#Layout1) Row(#Layout1Row1) Sizing(None) Flow(Down)

    Define_Com Class(#xEmployeeStartDate.DateTimeField) Name(#EmployeeStartDate) Displayposition(1) Left(0) Parent(#COM_OWNER) Tabposition(1) Top(0) Width(505)
    Define_Com Class(#PRIM_MD.FlatButton) Name(#Delete) Caption('Validate on Delete') Parent(#COM_OWNER) Displayposition(4) Tabposition(4) Top(147) Left(0) Width(513)
    Define_Com Class(#PRIM_MD.FlatButton) Name(#Update) Caption('Validate on Update') Parent(#COM_OWNER) Displayposition(3) Tabposition(3) Top(111) Left(0) Width(513)
    Define_Com Class(#PRIM_MD.FlatButton) Name(#Insert) Caption('Validate on Insert') Parent(#COM_OWNER) Displayposition(2) Tabposition(2) Top(75) Left(0) Width(513)

        Evtroutine Handling(#Insert.Click)

            #EmployeeStartDate.Validate( Insert #xEmployee ) 

        Endroutine

        Evtroutine Handling(#Update.Click)

            #EmployeeStartDate.Validate( Update #xEmployee ) 

        Endroutine

        Evtroutine Handling(#Delete.Click)

            #EmployeeStartDate.Validate( Delete #xEmployee ) 

        Endroutine

End_Com

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