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public static bool custom_validations_sample(
DataRow bug, // null if a new bug, otherwise the state of the bug now in the db
User user, // the currently logged in user
Page page,
HtmlContainerControl custom_validation_err_msg)
{
// Just a stupid example. Show that we can cross-validate between
// a couple different fields.
DropDownList category = (DropDownList) find_control(page.Controls, "category");
DropDownList priority = (DropDownList) find_control(page.Controls, "priority");
if (category.SelectedItem.Text == "question"
&& priority.SelectedItem.Text == "high")
{
custom_validation_err_msg.InnerHtml = "Questions cannot be high priority<br>";
return false;
}
else
{
custom_validation_err_msg.InnerHtml = "";
return true;
}
}
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public static bool custom_validations(
DataRow bug, // null if a new bug, otherwise the state of the bug now in the db
User user, // the currently logged in user
Page page,
HtmlContainerControl custom_validation_err_msg)
{
// This method will be called during validation.
// You'll get some updated fielsd in DataRow bug, but not all.
// You might also want to customize edit_bug.aspx.
// See the "Note about customizing workflow" in edit_bug.aspx
// for the place to make the DataRow more accurate.
// Uncomment the next line to play with the sample code.
//return custom_validations_sample(bug, user, page, custom_validation_err_msg);
return true;
}
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public static void custom_adjust_controls(
DataRow bug, // null if a new bug, otherwise the state of the bug now in the db
User user, // the currently logged in user
Page page) // the whole page, so that you can customize other stuff
{
// Uncomment the next line to play with the sample code.
//custom_adjust_controls_sample(bug, user, page);
// This method will be called when a new form is displayed and
// when the bug has been updated. You'll get the updated status,
// in DataRow bug, but you won't get the updated version of the
// all other fields, so if your workflow depends on them too, you
// might also want to customize edit_bug.aspx.
// See the "Note about customizing workflow" in edit_bug.aspx
// for the place to edit.
// If you don't want to change edit_bug.aspx, but your logic needs
// other fields, you can fetch them from the database yourself in
// your own code here.
}
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// Just to give you an idea of what you could do...
private static void custom_adjust_controls_sample(
DataRow bug, // null if a new bug, otherwise the way the bug is now in the db
User user, // the currently logged in user
Page page) // the options in the dropdown
{
// Adjust the contents of the status dropdown
DropDownList status = (DropDownList) find_control(page.Controls, "status");
if (bug != null) // existing bug
{
// Get the bug's current status.
// See "get_bug_datarow()" in bug.cs for the sql
string status_name = (string) bug["status_name"];
// My logic here first gets rid of all the statuses except the
// selected status. Then it adds back just the statuses we want to
// appear in the dropdown.
remove_all_dropdown_items_that_dont_match_text(status, status_name);
// Add back what we do want.
// Notice that the user is one of the arguments, so
// you can adjust values by user.
// The values here have to match the database values.
if (status_name == "new" || status_name == "re-opened")
{
if (status.Items.FindByValue("2") == null)
status.Items.Add(new ListItem("in progress", "2"));
if (status.Items.FindByValue("5") == null)
status.Items.Add(new ListItem("closed", "5"));
}
else if (status_name == "in progress")
{
if (status.Items.FindByValue("1") == null)
status.Items.Add(new ListItem("new", "1"));
if ((string) bug["category_name"] != "question") // just to show we can reference other fields
{
if (status.Items.FindByValue("3") == null)
status.Items.Add(new ListItem("checked in", "3"));
}
if (status.Items.FindByValue("5") == null)
status.Items.Add(new ListItem("closed", "5"));
}
else if (status_name == "checked in")
{
if (status.Items.FindByValue("2") == null)
status.Items.Add(new ListItem("in progress", "2"));
if (status.Items.FindByValue("5") == null)
status.Items.Add(new ListItem("closed", "5"));
}
else if (status_name == "closed")
{
if (status.Items.FindByValue("4") == null)
status.Items.Add(new ListItem("re-opened", "4"));
}
}
else // new bug
{
status.Items.Clear();
status.Items.Add(new ListItem("new", "1"));
}
}