[kosl]

Hi,
I have a problem with form validating using JSF.

As we know the validator is not called when the validated field is
empty. I know we can change it by seting the tag “required” but – then
the error message is standard and same for all validated fields. I know
how to change to message but I’m wondering whether I could have
different error messages for different fields ?

I would be grateful for any suggestions.

kind regards

karol oslowski

[Riyad Kalla]

Karol,
IIRC you can specify a “validate” method for your commandButton, in that method you could simply check all the fields Struts-style and add a FacesMessage for everyone that was empty where you wanted it to have an entry in it.

[kosl]

Hello,
Thanks, that’s indeed an option. The only problem with it is that I would prefer to indicate which fields are required in .jsp source and not in the backing bean as I think it’s more appropriate. Any ideas how to achieve that?
Thanks a lot in advance!
karol

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