Where to put redirect if certain fields are not filled

[in...@yuzi.nl]

I am making a component which has a profile page. Now when a user reaches the homepage, I want to make sure the fields are filled, so where do I put the redirect code to redirect to profile page?

Do I add that into the view.html.php file? I thought putting it into the controller.php file but I don't know what method I have to use? I am thinking about puttng it in the view.html.php file because there is the display() method. But is there a better way (I think it's best to put it into the controller of that page)

[Mathew Lenning]

If you want to make them fill in the details after they have created a user account then I would put the redirect in a plugin and use this method

/**
* We set the authentication cookie only after login is successfully finished.
* We set a new cookie either for a user with no cookies or one
* where the user used a cookie to authenticate.
*
* @param array $options Array holding options
*
* @return boolean True on success
*
* @since 3.2
*/
public function onUserAfterLogin($options)
{

      if(!JFactory::getApplication()->isClient('site'))

      {

           return true;

      }

 // Do all your checks here and redirect if they haven't completed the required fields.
}

If you need them to do this before you create their user account then, I would make the fields required and return an error when they try to submit it without completing it. 

[Darren Forster]

If you want to check if fields are filled in you might be better using jQuery and JavaScript for that.

For example you could have a button that looks like a submit button that call a JavaScript function on click like

<button type="button" onclick="submitForm(this) ;" class="btn btn-primary" data-form="formId">Submit</button>

<input type="hidden" id="submitGo" value="true" />

(Note - the submitGo has deliberately only got an id attribute and no name attribute as it's only used by the JavaScript checking process)

and then a JavaScript function like

<script>

function submitForm( item )

{

form =jQuery(item).data("form")

jQuery("#"+form+" input").each (

function()

{

  if ( jQuery(this).val () = "" )

  {

     jQuery("#submitGo").val("false") ;

     return false ;

  }

}

) ;

/*create similar functions for select/textarea if in the form*/

if ( jQuery("#submitGo").val() != "false" )

 jQuery ("#"+form).submit() ;

}

This way your not constantly submitting the data getting the server to check it and constantly reloading the page - the basic checks are being done at the client end (also important to remember when using jQuery in Joomla you have to use full jQuery not $) and if you do add JavaScript add it with joomlas addScript functions so it can put the script into the header properly.

Also if you have Bootstrap 3 loaded BS3 has its own "required" functions that just need certain classes adding to the form/inputs you want as required.  Search Bootstrap 3 form required for more info on that one.

On Sat, 22 May 2021, 14:59 in...@yuzi.nl, <in...@yuzi.nl> wrote:

I am making a component which has a profile page. Now when a user reaches the homepage, I want to make sure the fields are filled, so where do I put the redirect code to redirect to profile page?

Do I add that into the view.html.php file? I thought putting it into the controller.php file but I don't know what method I have to use? I am thinking about puttng it in the view.html.php file because there is the display() method. But is there a better way (I think it's best to put it into the controller of that page)

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[Mathew Lenning]

Joomla actually has built-in client side validation. https://docs.joomla.org/Form_validation

So it might be easier to use it rather than a custom function.

I agree CS validation is better for the user experience. But IMHO it should always be "in addition to"  rather than "a replacement for" server side validation. 

[in...@yuzi.nl]

Hm I think I worded the question wrong. I let Joomla handle the form validation. It's more or less that I have a custom component and when I reach a certain screen I want certain fields to be filled. I moved it all around and made some custom methods to achieve it

Op zondag 23 mei 2021 om 14:53:43 UTC+2 schreef Mathew Lenning: