Uses simple repository field and table rules to validate field

Member of View (PRIM_VIEW)

Parameters

Details

The Validate method allows for fields contained in Dialog to be validated against file and field rules.
 
The validate operation allows for the validation usage on insert, update and deletion.
 
If the valid parameter 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 fields in the View being validated against the xEmployee table.

Begin_Com Role(*EXTENDS #PRIM_WEB) Theme(#SYS_THEME)
 
    Define_Com Class(#PRIM_TBLO) Name(#Layout1)
    Define_Com Class(#PRIM_TBLO.Row) Name(#Layout1Row1) Parent(#Layout1) Displayposition(1)
    Define_Com Class(#PRIM_TBLO.Column) Name(#Layout1Column1) Parent(#Layout1) Displayposition(1)
    Define_Com Class(#PRIM_TBLO.Item) Name(#Layout1Item1) Alignment(TopLeft) Column(#Layout1Column1) Manage(#EmployeeIdentification) Parent(#Layout1) Row(#Layout1Row1) Sizing(FitToWidth) Flow(Down) Marginleft(8) Marginright(8) Margintop(8)
    Define_Com Class(#PRIM_TBLO.Item) Name(#Layout1Item2) Alignment(TopLeft) Column(#Layout1Column1) Manage(#EmployeeSurname) Parent(#Layout1) Row(#Layout1Row1) Sizing(FitToWidth) Flow(Down) Marginleft(8) Marginright(8) Margintop(8)
    Define_Com Class(#PRIM_TBLO.Item) Name(#Layout1Item3) Alignment(TopLeft) Column(#Layout1Column1) Manage(#EmployeeGivenNames) Parent(#Layout1) Row(#Layout1Row1) Sizing(FitToWidth) Flow(Down) Marginleft(8) Marginright(8) Margintop(8)
    Define_Com Class(#PRIM_TBLO.Item) Name(#Layout1Item4) Alignment(TopLeft) Column(#Layout1Column1) Manage(#EmployeeStartDate) Parent(#Layout1) Row(#Layout1Row1) Sizing(FitToWidth) Flow(Down) Marginleft(8) Marginright(8) Margintop(8)
    Define_Com Class(#PRIM_TBLO.Item) Name(#Layout1Item5) Alignment(TopLeft) Column(#Layout1Column1) Manage(#ButtonValidate) Parent(#Layout1) Row(#Layout1Row1) Sizing(FitToWidth) Flow(Down) Marginleft(8) Marginright(8) Margintop(8)
    Define_Com Class(#PRIM_TBLO) Name(#Layout2)
    Define_Com Class(#PRIM_TBLO.Row) Name(#Layout2Row1) Displayposition(1) Parent(#Layout2)
    Define_Com Class(#PRIM_TBLO.Column) Name(#Layout2Column1) Displayposition(1) Parent(#Layout2)
    Define_Com Class(#PRIM_TBLO.Item) Name(#Layout2Item1) Column(#Layout2Column1) Manage(#ViewContainer) Parent(#Layout2) Row(#Layout2Row1)
 
 
    Define_Com Class(#prim_md.ViewContainer) Name(#ViewContainer) Parent(#COM_OWNER) Displayposition(1) Tabposition(1) Height(800) Width(1200)
    Define_Com Class(#PRIM_View) Name(#View) Layoutmanager(#Layout1) Displayposition(1) Parent(#ViewContainer) Height(800) Left(400) Tabposition(1) Width(1200)
    Define_Com Class(#xEmployeeIdentification.EditField) Name(#EmployeeIdentification) Parent(#View) Displayposition(1) Tabposition(4) Left(8) Top(8) Width(1184)
    Define_Com Class(#xEmployeeSurname.EditField) Name(#EmployeeSurname) Parent(#View) Displayposition(2) Tabposition(3) Left(8) Top(91) Width(1184)
    Define_Com Class(#xEmployeeGivenNames.EditField) Name(#EmployeeGivenNames) Parent(#View) Displayposition(3) Tabposition(2) Left(8) Top(174) Width(1184)
    Define_Com Class(#xEmployeeStartDate.DateTimeField) Name(#EmployeeStartDate) Parent(#View) Displayposition(4) Tabposition(1) Left(8) Top(257) Width(1184)
    Define_Com Class(#prim_md.FlatButton) Name(#ButtonValidate) Parent(#View) Displayposition(5) Tabposition(5) Caption('Validate') Left(8) Top(340) Width(1184)
 
        Evtroutine Handling(#COM_OWNER.Initialize)
 
            #View.show
 
        Endroutine
 
        Evtroutine Handling(#ButtonValidate.Click)
 
            #View.Validate( Update #xEmployee )
 
        Endroutine
End_Com

See also

All Component Classes

Technical Reference

LANSA Version 15, April 2020