form.validate() returns true when there's a server validation error

[claudiobosticco]

SmartClient Version: v9.0p_2013-10-15/EVAL Development Only

Chrome

please modify sample #FSdmiValidation like this:

isc.DynamicForm.create({
    dataSource: "validationDMI_orderForm",
    fields: [
        { type: "header", defaultValue: "Add an item to your Order" },
        { name: "itemId", title: "Item", editorType: "ComboBoxItem", optionDataSource: "StockItem",
            valueField: "id", displayField: "description" },
        { name: "quantity", validateOnExit: true },
        { name: "instructions", editorType: "TextAreaItem" },
        { type: "button", title: "Submit Order", click: function (form, item) {
            if (form.validate()) {
                isc.logWarn('validate returns true')
                form.saveData()
            }
        }
        }
    ]
});

and follow the instructions of the original sample: you'll see that the validate() method will return true even if the DMI validation fails

[Isomorphic]

Yes, validate() is synchronous so it can't call the server. The docs cover this.

[claudiobosticco]

Sorry but I don't understand.
validate() IS calling the Dmi validator, isn't it?

[Isomorphic]

Looks like you still have not read the docs for dynamicForm.validate(). Start there.

[claudiobosticco]

sorry, actually I was reading ValuesManager.validate() documentation, because in my code I'm calling that method.

I hope I can still use the DynamicForm.handleAsyncValidationReply() method, I'll try it.

[claudiobosticco]

ok, I think I got it, thanks for pointing me to the right docs.
BTW I think that a link from ValuesManager.validate() docs to DynamicForm.validate() would be nice.

I think that DynamicForm.validateData() is what I'm looking for. Isn't the same method available for ValuesManager?
If I try to call it on a ValuesManager it seems to work, but I couldn't find it in the docs.