Request goes to server

[Saurabh Naik]

Hello
In my form there are 2 fields name and password. through java script function chek() I am checking it whether it is filled or not but I am executing that function on onclick event of submit button. so request goes to server. though I am returning false if I have not filled the fields. Is there any mechanism to stop the request without using ajax or without calling that function on another event.

[Balu Sadhasivam]

Saurabh,

Post your code please. return false; would help in this case.

[Bear Bibeault]

Once you post your code I am sure that we will see that you are returning false from the wrong place.

[Saurabh Naik]

  function validate_email(value,ele)
{
 
  apos=value.indexOf("@");
  dotpos=value.lastIndexOf(".");
  if (apos<1||dotpos-apos<2)
    {alert("Invalid EmailID");
     document.myfrm.ele.value="";  
     document.myfrm.ele.focus();
     return false;}
    
  }  

[Ulf Dittmer]

How are you calling this function in the onSubmit handler? It needs to be called like "return validate_email(...)", not "validate_email(...)".
Also make sure that you return something from that function in every case, not just in the negative.