Check input value length

Question

I have a problem with input checking. I don't want to send the request if the input length is less than 3.

My form:

<form method='post' action=''>
    Albūma nosaukums: # # this is the input --><input id='titleeee' type='text' name'album_title' /><br />

    Bilde Nr 1: <input type='file' name='pic_nr1' /><br />
    Bilde Nr 2: <input type='file' name='pic_nr2' /><br />
    Bilde Nr 3: <input type='file' name='pic_nr2' /><br />

    Aktīvs*: 
    <select>
        <option>Jā</option>
        <option>Nē</option>
    </select>

    <br />

    <input Onclick='testlenght(document.getElementById("titleeee"), "Tavs albūma nosaukums ir pa īsu!", "3")' type='submit' value='Pievienot' />
</form>

Solution 1

You can add a form onsubmit handler, something like:

<form onsubmit="return validate();">

</form>


<script>function validate() {
 // check if input is bigger than 3
 var value = document.getElementById('titleeee').value;
 if (value.length < 3) {
   return false; // keep form from submitting
 }

 // else form is good let it submit, of course you will 
 // probably want to alert the user WHAT went wrong.

 return true;
}</script>

Solution 2

<input type='text' minlength=3 /><br />

if browser supports html5,

it will automatical be validate attributes(minlength) in tag

but Safari(iOS) doesn't working

Comments

[Jezen Thomas]

You've referenced testlenght(), but where is the function?

[user1609394]

Can you please type full skript, i am not smart in javascript ;(

[dm03514]

that should be the full thing

[Fusseldieb]

I know this post is years old, but to help some beginners (Beginners should have a chance too, since we all began in similar ways.. sooo..) : The part of <form... to </form> should go in your plain html document and that whole function part into a <script> (put it here) </script> tag in that same document, or put it in a separate file called script.js and reference it with <script src='script.js'></script>. That's all. Sorry, if this comment isn't "S.O. compilant", I just want to help some bloody beginners.

[vomako]

I think the "return" statement is missing: <form onsubmit="return validate();">