# Validate Action Element

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## Table of Contents

- 1 Validate Action - #validate {}

## 1 Validate Action - #validate {}

This action tells Nitrogen to validate input fields during a postback or blur event.

### Usage

    wf:wire(myButton, myTextbox, #validate { validators=[
      #is_required { text="Required." }
    ]})

### Attributes

on - (atom, submit by default)
  Set to 'submit' to validate fields during a postback. Set to 'blur' to validate when the field loses focus.
success_text - (String)
  Text to display next to a field when the field passes validation.
validators - (Validator, or List of Validators)
  The validators to run on this field.
attach_to - (atom)
  Specify the id of a Nitrogen element to attach to. By default, the validator will attach to the target of the action.

### See Also

- base action
- clear validation action

Date: 2012-10-18 03:26:14 CDT

Author: Rusty Klophaus (@rustyio)

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