Validation is used to check data to make sure it fits whatever required specifications are set for it.
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Checking input and email field
I've written this as part of my contact form on my website. It checks to see if required inputs are empty, if so adds a red warning color and text. It also checks the email field for a properly ...
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Validating HTML Form
I am trying to create a simple validation for forms. I am almost there, but there are few bugs and optimization errors that I am really struggling with. I'm looking for advice on how to make this ...
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Spring password validator library
I recently got rejected at a job interview for submitting this:
https://bitbucket.org/gnerr/password-validator
The interviewer asked for a password validation library that was configurable via ...
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Simplifying this form validation script
Can anyone please help me to simplify this form validation script? It works great but I was just wondering if I can get some help to make it simpler. Your opinion on the approach I used below is ...
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Verifying password strength using JavaScript
I have a function which verifies the Password field and suggests the user to enter a strong password. I also have a label named Password Strength, referring to the strength of a password (very weak, ...
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Simple MPG calculator in Python
I am a self taught coder taking a Programming Fundamentals class to work towards a degree. It's based on Python, which I'm not as familiar with as other languages. I added error handling like I would ...
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Spring Framework validation process design (documentation example) [closed]
I'm really surprised about Spring Framework bean validation process design. In my opinnion probably one of the worst codes I have seen in big project, and it is a major example of Spring validation ...
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Validating opening and closing bracket pairs
I have refactored one of my old homework assignments (mainly to utilize std::stack and some C++11), and I'm still having trouble making it less repetitive.
It reads in a text file, character by ...
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Reading and validating 2D matrix bar code
I need a review on this. This code will read a 2D matrix bar code, which I hard-coded as a string str. It has "]d" starting string, which is a GS1 International body Bar Code spec. after that. It ...
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Checking if a string matches an array of valid characters
I am wondering what a better solution would be for this bit of code:
public static void main( String[] args )
{
String name = "hello, ddd";
boolean[] success = new boolean[ name.length() ];
...
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Inputting and displaying strings
I have written some code for one of my assignments. However, I feel that I am repeating myself slightly in a few places. I have that niggling feeling that there is a better way to do things.
Here ...
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Am I implementing BDD correctly?
I'm writing a utility that validates fields on a web site. I decided I'd give Behaviour Driven Development (BDD) a try. The validator utilises rules to determine if a value the user provided is valid.
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Class for file creation and directory validation
After reading some texts regarding creation of files under Python, I've decided to create this class which creates a new file on a directory, and creating a backup on the other directory if the file ...
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Validating email without Regex
I'm trying to improve my JavaScript (I'm usually a copy/paste guy but can do basic DOM stuff with jquery too), so I decided to try and make a function to validate an email address without using Regex.
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Rails validating with condition block
Rails AR. validate one field, with 4 validators & 2 condition block
validates :inn,
presence: { if: -> { user.is_a?(Client) } },
inn: { if: -> { user.is_a?(Client) } },
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Making the code smaller and manageable
I'm trying to make my code easier to understand by making it more correct and maintainable.
Here's the code I'm trying to simplify:
$(document).ready(function(){
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JavaScript form validation: improve on 'good, but not good enough'
I recently received a 'good, but not good enough' rating on a coding exercise I was asked to perform. It was to validate that if "Product complaint" option was selected that Product name, Product ...
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Most efficient way to validate multiple textboxes against a tolerance value
I have a series of text boxes in a table to gather input as below:
The user will input a target and actual value for each measurement point they require. I would then like to validate the actual ...
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Shorter way of prompting for a height of x feet y inches?
I'm currently working on a BMI calculator and just wondered if there was a shorter or more condensed version of doing the if validating statement.
I have currently done it this way for both Height ...
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Dealing with non-required user input
I'm working on a page where a user can create new records, but not all values are required. When creating the SqlCommand with potentially null values, I'm wondering what's the best way, from a code ...
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Is this a good method for validating uploaded images?
I have attempted to write a method that checks that images being uploaded are valid.
public function checkValidImages(){
$errors = array();
$allowedImages = ...
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Is there a better way to write form validation?
I am coding a site where users submit sporting events.
When submitting an event there are a lot of fields that need to be validated.
This is the method I wrote to valid the fields:
class event{
...
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Simplify jQuery validation
I wrote a script for validate the input field for following requirements
Not null
Multiple of hundreds
Less than needed amount
Here is my script:
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Tiny MVC - Handling validation / sanitization in a model
I was told to post this here - original post.
I'm fairly new to MVC concepts and PHP input validation.
I'm open to all input, but I'm largely wanting to know if the following:
Follows the MVC ...
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Model Input Sanitation / Validation - Is this acceptable?
I'm fairly new to MVC concepts and PHP input validation.
I'm wanting to know if the following:
Follows the MVC pattern correctly - if not, how can I improve it?
Has any huge apparent security ...
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Form validation - security and input specification
So I'm working on a register form and I have four fields: name, username, email and password. I pick up the values of these fields in jQuery and depending on if all the fields are filled, I pass them ...
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Different types of model validation
So we have a RESTful webservice that implements CRUD operations for a model, like this one:
class MyModel {
private long id;
private String name;
// other fields
private boolean ...
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Would like help on improving my jQuery Validation code
Would like some assistance in improving my jQuery validation code. I have some repeated code, but I am not sure how to write it in a way so that I don't have to keep repeating the same code over and ...
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Is there a faster way to get ASP.Net Validation messages in a Page or UserControl?
Edit: The method call discussed is a public extension method in a shared library. I'd like it to be safe for others to call.
A little background: I'm maintaining an ancient system written in ...
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Is this a solid basic form validation script?
Is this a good form validation script? I'm using jQuery.
$(document).ready(function() {
$("form").submit(function() {
var shouldSubmit = true;
...
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Validating Javascript Model
I'm looking to create a model in JavaScript. Here is an example of the code that I have so far:
// Person model
function Person(firstName, age) {
// Check first name
if (firstName) {
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An own approach to Angularjs validation
Introduction
So i am building a SPA with AngularJS. The application provides a large number of <input> elements and can be seen as a huge form.
However, i am not using an actual <form> ...
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Javascript form validation (zip code). Something better?
This is my first post. I have a javascript function that I intend use for validating zip codes and I wanted to know if my way could be made better.
function zipcode (inputtxt)
{
var zipcode ...
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My login with AJAX and PHP
In your opinion, do I need to do all these validations. I thought to do well and stay safe but I seriously raises the question if it isn't slower.
jQuery code
$(document).ready(function () {
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Refactor function that returns a comma Operator to pass jsHint
Some background
This functions does some business logic before submitting a "add to cart" form
HTML
<form class="atcLoginRequired" method="get" action="/somePage">
<input type="hidden" ...
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How to properly store error messages and display them with OOP?
I have a class that I am using to initialize a form for editing. Once the form is submitted, data validation is done through the setters of my class. Good or bad input will be set in order to ...
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Data model with validation in haskell couple convoluted functions
So I'm curious about a few things that I did here design wise, as well as one space I'm sure I can be given improvements from real haskellers.
The part I really think can be done better that I'm ...
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HTTP URL validating
What do you think about this?
#utils.py
def is_http_url(s):
"""
Returns true if s is valid http url, else false
Arguments:
- `s`:
"""
if ...
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Is this a good object oriented design for a file validator?
I'm working on a module that downloads a file saves it then validates if the file contents are valid.
For simplicity lets assume that the file consists of 3 segments: Header, Body & Footer.
Now ...
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Is it better practice to have void method throw an exception or to have the method return a boolean?
This falls straight into the same category with the recent "Is it better practice to return if false or execute an if statement if true?" question.
Often, while writing code, I find myself presented ...
