I have asp.net mvc3 project where I do a bulk edit on a table with knockout binding. I want to do validations like required and number validations while saving data. Is there any easier way to do knock out validations. PS: I am not using forms.
Have a look at Knockout-Validation which cleanly setups and uses what's described in the knockout documentation. Under: Live Example 1: Forcing input to be numeric
You can see it live in Fiddle
UPDATE: the fiddle has been updated to use the latest KO 2.0.3 and ko.validation 1.0.2 using the cloudfare CDN urls
To setup ko.validation:
ko.validation.rules.pattern.message = 'Invalid.';
ko.validation.configure({
registerExtenders: true,
messagesOnModified: true,
insertMessages: true,
parseInputAttributes: true,
messageTemplate: null
});
To setup validation rules, use extenders. For instance:
var viewModel = {
firstName: ko.observable().extend({ minLength: 2, maxLength: 10 }),
lastName: ko.observable().extend({ required: true }),
emailAddress: ko.observable().extend({ // custom message
required: { message: 'Please supply your email address.' }
})
};