HOW CAN I: validate more than one field with one method

Classic Servoy
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I want to validate email adresses on more than one field in more than one form…

Can I do something like that with just one method? By using the new ‘getMethodTriggerElementName’ function or is there another, easier’ way?

Thanks for your answers in advance…

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Passing the field as argument to global method.
assume you have a global method called “validate”
if you call validate(my_database_field) the field content is passed

al you have todo in the global validate method is this
var fieldContent = arguments[0]
//do what ever check you want todo

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Oh *&^&$&% this was again too obvious to think of myself :oops:

Thanks Jan…

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Jan,

Jan, to follow up on this let’s go one step further.

I now have that global routine and I am very happy with it!!!

I now call a form method from the field on the onDataChange event. That method then calls the validation global method. This saves me changing the same method over and over.

So, I still use two methods. Or is there another way?

Would it be possible to call the routine including the content of the field (or selection with a combobox etc.) from within the property window of the field (in the near future). This would save a lot of typing at saves a lot of ‘clutter’ of all those ‘almost empty’ methods…

Curious what you think of that!