Validate email specified as an open text of a single question
Contents
Challenge
In order to secure my questionnaire's input
As a CGS writer
I want to validate an email specified as an open text of a single question
Example
Solution
- Add the script below to the question's Javascript property
- Locate the input text box and use validateEmail function to validate the email
Script
var qLabel = "Question1";//question's label
var openAnswerValue = 1;//the value of answer option which has open text
var ErrorMessage_InvalidEmail = "Invalid email.";//error message in your needed language
var normalQuestionCheck = questioncheck;
function extendedQuestionCheck()
{
var valid = normalQuestionCheck();
var email = $("input[name='QUESTION." + qLabel + ".Open." + openAnswerValue +"']").val();
$(document).ready(function(){
$("input:radio[name='QUESTION." + qLabel+"']").each(function(index) {
if($(this).val() == openAnswerValue && email != ""){
valid = validateEmail(email);
}
});
});
if (!valid)
{
ErrorMessages.getInstance().showErrorMessage(ErrorMessage_InvalidEmail);
return false;
}
else
return true;
}
questioncheck = extendedQuestionCheck;
Source
Questionnaire Resource Id on cg.catglobe.com site: 164079 (Question: Q15_Validate_email_specified_as_an_open_text)