# JavaScript validation **URL:** \ **Category:** Rails\ **Created:** [July 3, 2009, 5:47pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/javascript-validation/171507 "2009-07-03T17:47:38Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![iamdonquixote](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/i/85e7bf/32.png) [@iamdonquixote](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/iamdonquixote)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2009, 5:47pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/javascript-validation/171507/1 "2009-07-03T17:47:38Z")
Hi Folks, I’m relatively new to Rails, but am very enamored with it for the most part so far. I have a contacts page where the User enters his/her personal information. I’m using the server-side validates\_presence\_of, and downloaded a plugin that allows me to validate\_date\_time. I would like to do some javascript client-side validation, and wonder what the ROR approach is to this, as it’s bound to be different (probably much nicer) than what I have done in the past. I thought this would show up immediately googling, but haven’t found exactly what I was hoping for. Thanks, Rob ---
**Author:** ![iamdonquixote](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/i/85e7bf/32.png) [@iamdonquixote](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/iamdonquixote)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2009, 1:40am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/javascript-validation/171507/2 "2009-07-04T01:40:14Z")
Hi Rob, On Fri, 2009-07-03 at 17:47 +0200, Rob Cash wrote: > I have a contacts page where the User enters his/her > personal information. I’m using the server-side validates\_presence\_of, > and downloaded a plugin that allows me to validate\_date\_time. I would > like to do some javascript client-side validation, and wonder what the > ROR approach is to this, as it’s bound to be different (probably much > nicer) than what I have done in the past. Sorry to disappoint, but Rails is server-side. If you want to do it client-side you’re going to have to write some Javascript. Best regards, Bill ---
**Author:** ![iamdonquixote](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/i/85e7bf/32.png) [@iamdonquixote](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/iamdonquixote)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2009, 4:39am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/javascript-validation/171507/3 "2009-07-04T04:39:45Z")
Server Side denotes that you are interfacing with a model and a database so therefore, validation would be done within the model. But, if you are needing to do client-side validation within a form that is not backed by a model, you need to use javascript validation. And, that means you can pretty much use any javascript validation script that’s on the net for your purposes. Rails works hand in hand with java/ajax… ---
**Author:** ![iamdonquixote](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/i/85e7bf/32.png) [@iamdonquixote](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/iamdonquixote)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2009, 5:04am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/javascript-validation/171507/4 "2009-07-04T05:04:05Z")
hi, i also faced the similar problem… long time back… and i ahave used jQuery plugin for that… so i thought i can help you… check out this url [bassistance.de » jQuery plugin: Validation](http://bassistance.de/jquery-plugins/jquery-plugin-validation/)… this should do… any quieries i am available online… On Fri, Jul 3, 2009 at 9:17 PM, Rob Cash ---
**Author:** ![iamdonquixote](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/i/85e7bf/32.png) [@iamdonquixote](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/iamdonquixote)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2009, 5:32pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/javascript-validation/171507/5 "2009-07-04T17:32:20Z")
Lakshmi N. wrote: > hi, > > i also faced the similar problem… long time back… and i ahave used > jQuery > plugin for that… so i thought i can help you… > check out this url > [bassistance.de » jQuery plugin: Validation](http://bassistance.de/jquery-plugins/jquery-plugin-validation/)… > this should do… any quieries i am available online… > > On Fri, Jul 3, 2009 at 9:17 PM, Rob Cash Thanks to all for the replies! … Lakshmi, I’ll give this a try and may be back with you for questions. ---
**Author:** ![iamdonquixote](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/i/85e7bf/32.png) [@iamdonquixote](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/iamdonquixote)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2009, 9:03pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/javascript-validation/171507/6 "2009-07-14T21:03:34Z")
Lakshmi N. wrote: > ya sure… > > On Sat, Jul 4, 2009 at 9:02 PM, Rob Cash Lakshmi … Just wanted to thank you for turning me on to Jquery. All I can say is WOW ! This is so much cleaner than classic JavaScripting. Rob ---
**Author:** ![iamdonquixote](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/i/85e7bf/32.png) [@iamdonquixote](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/iamdonquixote)\ **Post date:** [July 5, 2009, 4:44am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/javascript-validation/171507/7 "2009-07-05T04:44:38Z")
ya sure… On Sat, Jul 4, 2009 at 9:02 PM, Rob Cash