Looking at the Plugin API , there are some functions that can be used to validate fields or groups of fields individually.
Among them, the one that caught my attention is validateContainer , because the description says that the function exists just to work with wizard tabs or step-by-step instructions.
However, there is a specific wizards documentation that says hidden fields are not validated by default , then you can probably do something more automatically by simply calling validation on the Next .
In addition, you still have an example of how to do a wizard using Bootstrap . See the code:
HTML
<!-- Include Bootstrap Wizard -->
<script src="//cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/twitter-bootstrap-wizard/1.2/jquery.bootstrap.wizard.min.js"></script>
<style type="text/css">
#installationForm .tab-content {
margin-top: 20px;
}
</style>
<form id="installationForm" class="form-horizontal">
<ul class="nav nav-pills">
<li class="active"><a href="#basic-tab" data-toggle="tab">Site information</a></li>
<li><a href="#database-tab" data-toggle="tab">Database</a></li>
</ul>
<div class="tab-content">
<!-- First tab -->
<div class="tab-pane active" id="basic-tab">
<div class="form-group">
<label class="col-xs-3 control-label">Site name</label>
<div class="col-xs-5">
<input type="text" class="form-control" name="name" />
</div>
</div>
<div class="form-group">
<label class="col-xs-3 control-label">URL</label>
<div class="col-xs-7">
<input type="text" class="form-control" name="url" />
</div>
</div>
<div class="form-group">
<label class="col-xs-3 control-label">Owner email</label>
<div class="col-xs-5">
<input type="text" class="form-control" name="email" />
</div>
</div>
<div class="form-group">
<label class="col-xs-3 control-label">Description</label>
<div class="col-xs-7">
<textarea class="form-control" name="description" rows="6"></textarea>
</div>
</div>
</div>
<!-- Second tab -->
<div class="tab-pane" id="database-tab">
<div class="form-group">
<label class="col-xs-3 control-label">Server IP</label>
<div class="col-xs-5">
<input type="text" class="form-control" name="dbServer" />
</div>
</div>
<div class="form-group">
<label class="col-xs-3 control-label">Database name</label>
<div class="col-xs-5">
<input type="text" class="form-control" name="dbName" />
</div>
</div>
<div class="form-group">
<label class="col-xs-3 control-label">Database user</label>
<div class="col-xs-5">
<input type="text" class="form-control" name="dbUser" />
</div>
</div>
<div class="form-group">
<label class="col-xs-3 control-label">Password</label>
<div class="col-xs-5">
<input type="password" class="form-control" name="dbPassword" />
</div>
</div>
</div>
<!-- Previous/Next buttons -->
<ul class="pager wizard">
<li class="previous"><a href="javascript: void(0);">Previous</a></li>
<li class="next"><a href="javascript: void(0);">Next</a></li>
</ul>
</div>
</form>
<div class="modal fade" id="completeModal" tabindex="-1" role="dialog">
<div class="modal-dialog modal-sm">
<div class="modal-content">
<div class="modal-header">
<button type="button" class="close" data-dismiss="modal" aria-label="Close"><span aria-hidden="true">×</span></button>
<h4 class="modal-title">Complete</h4>
</div>
<div class="modal-body">
<p class="text-center">The installation is completed</p>
</div>
<div class="modal-footer">
<button type="button" class="btn btn-success" data-dismiss="modal">Visit the website</button>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
JavaScript
<script>
$(document).ready(function() {
// You don't need to care about this function
// It is for the specific demo
function adjustIframeHeight() {
var $body = $('body'),
$iframe = $body.data('iframe.fv');
if ($iframe) {
// Adjust the height of iframe
$iframe.height($body.height());
}
}
$('#installationForm')
.formValidation({
framework: 'bootstrap',
icon: {
valid: 'glyphicon glyphicon-ok',
invalid: 'glyphicon glyphicon-remove',
validating: 'glyphicon glyphicon-refresh'
},
// This option will not ignore invisible fields which belong to inactive panels
excluded: ':disabled',
fields: {
name: {
validators: {
notEmpty: {
message: 'The site name is required'
}
}
},
url: {
validators: {
notEmpty: {
message: 'The URL is required'
},
uri: {
message: 'The URL is not valid'
}
}
},
email: {
validators: {
notEmpty: {
message: 'The email address is required'
},
emailAddress: {
message: 'The email address is not valid'
}
}
},
dbServer: {
validators: {
notEmpty: {
message: 'The server IP is required'
},
ip: {
message: 'The server IP is not valid'
}
}
},
dbName: {
validators: {
notEmpty: {
message: 'The database name is required'
}
}
},
dbUser: {
validators: {
notEmpty: {
message: 'The database user is required'
}
}
}
}
})
.bootstrapWizard({
tabClass: 'nav nav-pills',
onTabClick: function(tab, navigation, index) {
return validateTab(index);
},
onNext: function(tab, navigation, index) {
var numTabs = $('#installationForm').find('.tab-pane').length,
isValidTab = validateTab(index - 1);
if (!isValidTab) {
return false;
}
if (index === numTabs) {
// We are at the last tab
// Uncomment the following line to submit the form using the defaultSubmit() method
// $('#installationForm').formValidation('defaultSubmit');
// For testing purpose
$('#completeModal').modal();
}
return true;
},
onPrevious: function(tab, navigation, index) {
return validateTab(index + 1);
},
onTabShow: function(tab, navigation, index) {
// Update the label of Next button when we are at the last tab
var numTabs = $('#installationForm').find('.tab-pane').length;
$('#installationForm')
.find('.next')
.removeClass('disabled') // Enable the Next button
.find('a')
.html(index === numTabs - 1 ? 'Install' : 'Next');
// You don't need to care about it
// It is for the specific demo
adjustIframeHeight();
}
});
function validateTab(index) {
var fv = $('#installationForm').data('formValidation'), // FormValidation instance
// The current tab
$tab = $('#installationForm').find('.tab-pane').eq(index);
// Validate the container
fv.validateContainer($tab);
var isValidStep = fv.isValidContainer($tab);
if (isValidStep === false || isValidStep === null) {
// Do not jump to the target tab
return false;
}
return true;
}
});
</script>
Note: I have never used this library, but by the way, it looks very good and mature, with very complete documentation. Hard to find a project so easy to navigate like this.
