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Custom Fluent Form use case where if required checkboxes are not selected it will won't go to next step and show a validation error message.
(function () {
var FORM_ID = 47; //Your Form ID
function q(form, sel) { return form.querySelector(sel); }
function qa(form, sel) { return form.querySelectorAll(sel); }
function getErrorStack(form) {
return q(form, '#fluentform_' + FORM_ID + '_errors');
}
function getPeriodsGroup(form) {
var any = q(form, 'input[type="checkbox"][data-name="checkbox"]');
return any ? (any.closest ? any.closest('.ff-el-group') : null) : null;
}
function clearFieldError(form) {
var group = getPeriodsGroup(form);
if (!group) return;
group.removeAttribute('aria-invalid');
if (group.classList) group.classList.remove('ff-has-error');
var msg = group.querySelector('.ff_error_message.ff-custom');
if (msg && msg.parentNode) msg.parentNode.removeChild(msg);
var stack = getErrorStack(form);
if (stack) {
stack.style.color = '';
stack.style.fontWeight = '';
stack.style.fontStyle = '';
stack.style.marginTop = '';
stack.textContent = '';
}
}
function showFieldError(form, msgText) {
var group = getPeriodsGroup(form);
if (!group) return;
group.setAttribute('aria-invalid', 'true');
if (group.classList) group.classList.add('ff-has-error');
var content = group.querySelector('.ff-el-input--content') || group;
var msg = group.querySelector('.ff_error_message.ff-custom');
if (!msg) {
msg = document.createElement('div');
msg.className = 'ff_error_message ff-custom';
msg.setAttribute('role', 'alert');
//Erro Message Style
msg.style.color = 'red';
msg.style.fontWeight = '400';
msg.style.marginTop = '12px';
msg.style.fontStyle = 'italic';
content.appendChild(msg);
}
msg.textContent = msgText;
var stack = getErrorStack(form);
if (stack) {
stack.style.color = 'red';
stack.style.fontWeight = '400';
stack.style.fontStyle = 'italic';
stack.style.marginTop = '12px';
stack.textContent = msgText;
}
var firstCb = q(form, 'input[type="checkbox"][data-name="checkbox"]');
if (firstCb) { try { firstCb.focus({ preventScroll: false }); } catch(e) {} }
}
function isPackageKSelected(form) {
var pk = q(form, 'input[type="radio"][name="payment_input_2"]:checked');
if (!pk) return false;
var val = (pk.value || '').toUpperCase().trim();
return val.indexOf('PACKAGE K (30 WEEKS)') !== -1;
}
function countCheckedPeriods(form) {
var boxes = qa(form, 'input[type="checkbox"][data-name="checkbox"]');
var i, count = 0;
for (i = 0; i < boxes.length; i++) if (boxes[i].checked) count++;
return count;
}
function validatePeriods(form) {
if (!isPackageKSelected(form)) {
clearFieldError(form);
return true;
}
var total = countCheckedPeriods(form);
if (total === 3) {
clearFieldError(form);
return true;
}
//Error Message
showFieldError(form, 'Please select exactly 3 periods to continue.');
return false;
}
function bindValidation() {
var form = document.getElementById('fluentform_' + FORM_ID);
if (!form) return;
form.addEventListener('click', function (e) {
var btn = e.target && e.target.closest ? e.target.closest('button[data-action="next"]') : null;
if (!btn) return;
var inActiveStep = !!form.querySelector('.fluentform-step.active');
if (!inActiveStep) return;
if (!validatePeriods(form)) {
e.stopImmediatePropagation && e.stopImmediatePropagation();
e.preventDefault();
}
}, true);
form.addEventListener('change', function (e) {
var t = e.target;
if (!t || !t.matches) return;
if (
t.matches('input[type="radio"][name="payment_input_2"]') ||
t.matches('input[type="checkbox"][data-name="checkbox"]')
) {
validatePeriods(form);
}
});
clearFieldError(form);
}
if (document.readyState === 'loading') {
document.addEventListener('DOMContentLoaded', bindValidation);
} else {
bindValidation();
}
window.addEventListener('load', bindValidation);
})();
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