validationOrder

You can use the validationOrder property to specify the order in which validation is performed on a field. The property is important if the validation of one field depends on the previous validation of another.

The value is a literal integer.

Validation is a two-stage process:

In the first stage, EGL performs the following actions for a single field, then moves to the next field and performs all the actions for that field. The process continues until all actions have been performed for all fields:

If no errors are found in any of the fields, EGL proceeds to the second stage, where it performs any validation specified in the validatorFunction property for the field.

The validationOrder property has the following effect:

Compatibility

Table 1. Support for validationOrder property
Data item Rich UI Handler JSF Handler VGUI Record Console UI Text Form Java™ Text Form COBOL Print Form Java Print Form COBOL
Yes No Yes Yes No Yes Yes No No

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