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Created September 27, 2013 14:04
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Form Validation
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form-validator.js
// shorthand for $(document).ready();
$(function(){
//Your code...
var regexEmail = /.+@.+\..{2,}/
var regexPassLength = /.{8,}/
var regexPassCap = /[A-Z]+/
var regexPassNum = /\d+/
$('form').on('submit', function(e) {
e.preventDefault();
var email = regexEmail.exec(this[0].value);
var passLength = regexPassLength.exec(this[1].value)
var passCap = regexPassCap.exec(this[1].value)
var passNum = regexPassNum.exec(this[1].value)
console.log(email);
console.log(passLength);
console.log(passCap);
console.log(passNum);
if ( email === null ) {
$('#errors').append("<li>Email format invalid</li>");
};
if (passLength === null) {
$('#errors').append("<li>Password needs to be at least 8 characters long</li>");
};
if (passCap === null) {
$('#errors').append("<li>Password needs at least one capital letter</li>");
};
if (passNum === null) {
$('#errors').append("<li>Password needs at least one number</li>");
};
});
});
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index.html
<!doctype html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
<meta charset="UTF-8">
<link rel="stylesheet" href="main.css">
<title>Form Validation</title>
</head>
<body>
<form name="sign_up" action="#" method="post">
<label for="email">Email</label>
<input type="text" name="email" />
<label for="password">Password</label>
<input type="password" name="password" />
<button type="submit">Sign Up</button>
<ul id="errors"></ul>
</form><body>
<script src="http://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/1.10.2/jquery.min.js"></script>
<script src="form-validator.js"></script>
</body>
</html>
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main.css
ul#errors {
color: red;
}
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