Validate FreeTextField

[cbravo]

Hello guys,

What I would like to do now is validate the value a user has written in a FreeTextField. For instance, I want to check the serial number written against a list I have. I don't mind if the solution is javascript only at the moment. I would appreciate any help you guys could give me. it could be like the user can't leave the field until the correct number is written down.

Appreciate any guidance you could give me.

Greetings,

C.

[artjoms15]

Excuse me, but why don't you use a dropdown list then? If you have to validate it against the list. It would be the best option
One more way is to use JQUERY autocomplete, which goes over the dropdown and allows to enter some text.

Well, what I want to say - use a dropdown, to keep the list values and some client-side coding for representation and validation

[crythias]

(Here I am composing this long message and .. Yeah, artjoms15 is right until the list becomes 1,000 items)

jquery.validate.js is already distributed in
otrs/var/httpd/htdocs/js/thirdparty/jquery-validate-1.9
documentation for this is at http://docs.jquery.com/Plugins/Validation

Every implementation is different, and I'm *not* a jquery expert.

You may wish to get a hint on how OTRS is already validating using Core.Form.Validate. (This may be a red herring since you're wanting to check versus your list.).