Server-Side Form Validation Using Expressions


                        
        
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function doesCountryExist([ countryName ]) {
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    })
    .then((data) => {
      const found = data.length > 0;
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    });
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  "checkErrorsMode": "onValueChanged",
  "elements": [{
    "type": "text",
    "name": "country",
    "title": "Enter a country",
    "isRequired": true,
    "validators": [{
      "type": "expression",
      "text": "Country is not found",
      "expression": "doesCountryExist({country})"
    }]
  }],
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};

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Server-side form validation allows you to send user input to a server, check if the value is valid, and display the validation result on the client as an error message. In SurveyJS Form Library, you can implement server-side input validation in two ways—with an event or expressions. This example demonstrates validation with expressions. Select React, Vue, Knockout, jQuery, or Angular to view an example for your JavaScript framework.

For asynchronous validation with expressions, you need to implement and register a custom validator in your JavaScript code to make the validator available within expressions. Users cannot modify the validator, but they can decide whether or not to use it in their expressions when they design their surveys and thus enable or disable custom validation.

For asynchronous validation with the onServerValidateQuestions event, you need to implement a corresponding event handler. Users have no access to this handler and therefore cannot disable custom validation. Refer to the following demo for more information: Server-Side Form Validation Using an Event.

The onServerValidateQuestions event occurs only when a user proceeds to the next survey page or completes the survey. This behavior does not allow you to validate user input immediately after a user enters a value. Expressions, on the other hand, do support immediate validation.

Follow the steps below to implement a custom asynchronous validator:

Create a JavaScript function that validates data
This function should perform an asynchronous operation, for example, send a request to a server. Once the operation is complete, call the this.resultData method with a Boolean value that indicates a validation result.
Register the function in FunctionFactory
The following code registers the myFunc function under the name foo. The third parameter specifies that this function is asynchronous:
```
FunctionFactory.Instance.register("foo", myFunc, true);
```
Use the validator within expressions
To reference the validator within an expression, use curly brackets: {foo}.

In this server-side validation example, you should enter a country name into the form field. The doesCountryExist custom validator will fetch a list of countries and check whether the entered country is in it. If the country is not found, the form field will display a validation error. Validation is triggered immediately after you answer the question because the Survey's checkErrorsMode property is set to "onValueChanged". If you do not set this property, validation activates before a user proceeds to the next page or completes the survey.

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