validate

Runs the page validation routine.

Key	Type	Description
action	'validate'	Action name
action.options	object	No supported options at this time
onFailed	function	add _actions to run actions when the validation fails

Example

// This Button will validate and the run a hook
// if the validation fails on the page, the UtilityHook will NOT run
{
  "actions": [
    {
      "action": "validate"
    },
    {
      "action": "runUtilityHook",
      "options": {
        "someKey": "myButtonParameter"
      }
    }
  ],
  "buttonClasses": "btn btn-info",
  "label": "",
  "styleClasses": "col-md-2",
  "text": "Save This Form",
  "type": "button"
}

Running action Scripts when validation fails

Often you want to run actions when a validation fails. The onFailed key is perfect for this. Actions in the original script will stop and the onFailed_actions script will run. You can use this to do things like pre-save forms, show modals and more.

See Also

Learn more about how to validate fields at this page:

Validation