MVC 3 jQuery Validation/globalizing of number/decimal field

Question

When using globalization culture="da-DK" in the Web.config file, the jQuery validation does not work.

In Denmark, we use the notation 19,95 instead of the US way 19.95 when we write a price for at product, and that have given me a problem, that I can't solve.

I've started VS2010, new MVC 3 project, added a homeController, a Product class, and a simple standard edit view and the error is already there.

Product Class:

public class Product
{
    public string name { get; set; }
    public string itemNo { get; set; }
    public decimal price { get; set; }
}

HomeController:

public class homeController : Controller
{
    public ActionResult Index()
    {
        var product1 = new Product { name = "Testproduct", itemNo = "PRD-151541", price = 19 };
        return View(product1);
    }
}

Index View:

@model WebUI.DomainModel.Product

<script src="@Url.Content("~/Scripts/jquery.validate.min.js")" type="text/javascript"></script>
<script src="@Url.Content("~/Scripts/jquery.validate.unobtrusive.min.js")" type="text/javascript"></script>

@using (Html.BeginForm()) {
    @Html.ValidationSummary(true)
    <fieldset>
        <legend>Product</legend>

        <div class="editor-label">
            @Html.LabelFor(model => model.name)
        </div>
        <div class="editor-field">
            @Html.EditorFor(model => model.name)
            @Html.ValidationMessageFor(model => model.name)
        </div>

        <div class="editor-label">
            @Html.LabelFor(model => model.itemNo)
        </div>
        <div class="editor-field">
            @Html.EditorFor(model => model.itemNo)
            @Html.ValidationMessageFor(model => model.itemNo)
        </div>

        <div class="editor-label">
            @Html.LabelFor(model => model.price)
        </div>
        <div class="editor-field">
            @Html.EditorFor(model => model.price)
            @Html.ValidationMessageFor(model => model.price)
        </div>

        <p>
            <input type="submit" value="Save" />
        </p>
    </fieldset>
}

The result:

Unfortunately I can't submit an image here - so please follow this link to see the result: http://www.designvision.dk/temp/mvc3_razor_validation_error.gif

SO - when running the website, the field will be set to 19,00 - which IS the correct culture definition - but when trying to save, validation fails.

Please help...

Answer 1

You could try the jQuery Globalization plugin from Microsoft:

<script src="@Url.Content("~/Scripts/jquery.validate.js")" type="text/javascript"></script>
<script src="@Url.Content("~/Scripts/jquery.validate.unobtrusive.js")" type="text/javascript"></script>

<script src="@Url.Content("~/Scripts/jquery.glob.js")" type="text/javascript"></script>
<script src="@Url.Content("~/Scripts/globinfo/jquery.glob.da-dk.js")" type="text/javascript"></script>
<script type="text/javascript">
    $.validator.methods.number = function (value, element) {
        return !isNaN($.parseFloat(value));
    }

    $(function () {
        $.preferCulture('da-DK');
    });
</script>

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Plugin was renamed and moved, you should use Globalize (Mar 2012)

<script src="@Url.Content("~/Scripts/jquery.globalize/globalize.js")" type="text/javascript"></script>
<script src="@Url.Content("~/Scripts/jquery.globalize/cultures/globalize.culture.da-DK.js")" type="text/javascript"></script>
<script type="text/javascript">
    $.validator.methods.number = function (value, element) {
        return !isNaN(Globalize.parseFloat(value));
    }

    $(document).ready(function () {
        Globalize.culture('da-DK');
    });
</script>

more about this on Scott Hanselman blog post

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