I have 2 properties contractor1 and contractor2 in a model, how can I use a single remote validation for both of them
[Display(Name ="Contractor 1:")]
[Remote("ValidateContractor", "Contracts")]
public string Cntrctr1 {get; set;}
[Display(Name = "Contractor 2:")]
[Remote("ValidateContractor", "Contracts")]`enter code here`
public string Cntrctr2 {get; set;}
Remote Validation function in the Controller
public JsonResult ValidateContractor1(string Cntrctr)
{
var valid = Validations.ValidateContractor(Cntrctr);
if (!valid)
{return Json("Enter correct contractor", JsonRequestBehavior.AllowGet);}
else{return Json(true, JsonRequestBehavior.AllowGet);}
}
public static bool ValidateContractor(string CntrctrNM)
{
bool valid;
using (var entities = new CAATS_Entities())
{
var result = (from t in entities.PS_VENDOR_V
where (t.VNDR_1_NM).Equals(CntrctrNM)
select t).FirstOrDefault();
if (result != null)
{
valid = true;
}
else
{
valid = false;
}
}
return valid;
}
This doesn't work. Can you please help me with this?
Adding onto Rhumborls answer if you find his method not to work it might be because you're using forms; if this is the case you need to use the Form attribute instead of the QueryString as so.
When remote validation is called, the querystring key is the name of the field, e.g. in your case
/Contracts/ValidateContractor1?Cntrctr1=foo
. You need a more dynamic solution.One way you can do this is to not have any parameters in
ValidateContractor1
and just grab the first query string value instead. This isn't tested but should work for you: