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Part III
Adding Advanced Design Features
5. From the Spry Checkbox Property inspector (Figure 17-22), choose whether you want to
validate a single checkbox or multiple checkboxes by selecting the Required or Enforce
Range option, respectively.
FIGURE 17-22
Single checkboxes can be required with the Spry Validation Checkbox widget.
6. If you want the form field to check the validation prior to submitting the form, select the
Validate On Blur or Change options.
7. If you chose the Enforce Range option, enter either the minimum number of choices in the
Min. # Of Selections field or the maximum number in the Max. # Of Selections field, or
both.
When you save your file the first time after adding a Spry Validation Checkbox widget,
Dreamweaver will notify you of the supporting files: SpryValidationCheckbox.css
and SpryValidationCheckbox.js.
Depending on your Property inspector settings, the Spry Validation Checkbox widget provides up to
four different states:
Initial
■■
—The default state of the text field.
Required
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—Displays an error message if the Required option has been selected and the
checkbox is unchecked.
Min. # Of Selections Not Met
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—Displays an error message if the Enforce Range option has
been selected and the current number of selected checkboxes is less than the minimum
specified.
Max. # Of Selections Exceeded
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—Displays an error message if the Enforce Range option
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