Description #
This filter validates input items. It is available just before submitting the form. You can do your custom validation and show the error message. If $error is empty then it’s valid. Otherwise, you can return the $errorMessage message as a string.
apply_filters('fluentform/validate_input_item_input_text', $errorMessage, $field, $formData, $fields, $form );Usage #
The following would apply to all forms:
add_filter('fluentform/validate_input_item_input_text', function ($errorMessage, $field, $formData, $fields, $form) {
$fieldName = $field['name'];
if (empty($formData[$fieldName])) {
return $errorMessage;
}
$value = $formData[$fieldName]; // This is the user input value
/*
* You can validate this value and return $errorMessage
*/
return [$errorMessage];
}, 10, 5);The following would apply to a specific form id 12:
add_filter('fluentform/validate_input_item_input_text', function ($errorMessage, $field, $formData, $fields, $form) {
/*
* Validate only for form id 12
*/
$targetFormId = 12;
if ($form->id != $targetFormId) {
return $errorMessage;
}
$fieldName = $field['name'];
if (empty($formData[$fieldName])) {
return $errorMessage;
}
$value = $formData[$fieldName]; // This is the user input value
/*
* You can validate this value and return $errorMessage
*/
return [$errorMessage];
}, 10, 5);Email confirmation field using email validation filter, check here.
Parameters #
- $errorMessage string
- $field (array) – Contains the fill field settings
- $formData (array) – Contains all the user input values as key pair
- $fields (array)– All fields of the form
- $form (Object) The $form Object
- $confirmation (array)
Placement #
This code should be placed in the functions.php file of your active theme.
Similar Filter for other input #
/*
* Common Filter hook names
* Text/Mask: fluentform/validate_input_item_input_text
* Email: fluentform/validate_input_item_input_email
* Textarea: fluentform/validate_input_item_textarea
* Numeric: fluentform/validate_input_item_input_number
* Range Slider: fluentform/validate_input_item_rangeslider
* Address: fluentform/validate_input_item_address
* Country Select: fluentform/validate_input_item_select_country
* Select: fluentform/validate_input_item_select
* Radio: fluentform/validate_input_item_input_radio
* Checkbox: fluentform/validate_input_item_input_checkbox
* Website URL: fluentform/validate_input_item_input_input_url
* Date: fluentform/validate_input_item_input_input_date
* Image Upload: fluentform/validate_input_item_input_image
* File Upload: fluentform/validate_input_item_input_file
* Phone Field: fluentform/validate_input_item_phone
* Color Picker: fluentform/validate_input_item_color_picker
* Net Promoter Score: fluentform/validate_input_item_net_promoter_score
* Password: fluentform/validate_input_item_input_password
* Ratings: fluentform/validate_input_item_ratings
* Repeater: fluentform/validate_input_item_repeater_field
*/
