asp.net-mvc-4partial-viewsjquery-tabs

Validation summary for multi partial views as jquery tabs


I have a form where model is displayed across multiple partial views, jQuery tabs is used,everything works fine except, validation summary doesn't view errors from all views.

If a user gets an error in first tab, moves to second tab, validation summary is overridden by errors in the last tab used.

If I don't use the jQuery tabs, it's working well.

How do I use tabs and make validation summary shared among the partial views/tabs ?

Main view:

@model Data

<script type="text/javascript">

    $(function () {
        $("#Tabs").tabs();
    });
</script>
<div id="Tabs">
    <ul>
        <li><a href="#tabs-Product">Product</a></li>
        <li><a href="#tabs-Filteration">Filteration</a></li>
    </ul>
    @using (Ajax.BeginForm(MVC.Products.Save(),
                           new AjaxOptions { HttpMethod = FormMethod.Post.ToString()}))
    {

        <div id="tabs-Product">
            @{ Html.RenderPartial(MVC.Products.Views.tabs._tabs_Product, Model);}
        </div>

        <div id="tabs-Filteration">
            @{ Html.RenderPartial(MVC.Products.Views.tabs._tabs_Filteration, Model);}
        </div>

        @Html.ValidationSummary(false)

     <input type="submit" value="Ok" />
    }
</div>

Solution

  • Use instead Pure CSS Tabs it has no javascript and wont meddle with the validation summary

    CSS:

    .tabs {
        position: relative;
        min-height: 570px; /* This part sucks */
        clear: both;
        margin: 25px 0;
    }
    
    .tab {
        float: left;
    }
    
        .tab label {
            background: #eee;
            padding: 10px;
            border: 1px solid #ccc;
            margin-left: -1px;
            position: relative;
            left: 1px;
        }
    
        .tab [type=radio] {
            display: none;
        }
    
    .content {
        position: absolute;
        top: 28px;
        left: 0;
        background: white;
        right: 0;
        bottom: 0;
        padding: 20px;
        border: 1px solid #ccc;
        overflow: hidden;
    }
    
        .content > * {
            opacity: 0;
            -webkit-transform: translate3d(0, 0, 0);
            -webkit-transform: translateX(-100%);
            -moz-transform: translateX(-100%);
            -ms-transform: translateX(-100%);
            -o-transform: translateX(-100%);
            -webkit-transition: all 0.6s ease;
            -moz-transition: all 0.6s ease;
            -ms-transition: all 0.6s ease;
            -o-transition: all 0.6s ease;
        }
    
    [type=radio]:checked ~ label {
        background: white;
        border-bottom: 1px solid white;
        z-index: 2;
    }
    
        [type=radio]:checked ~ label ~ .content {
            z-index: 1;
        }
    
            [type=radio]:checked ~ label ~ .content > * {
                opacity: 1;
                -webkit-transform: translateX(0);
                -moz-transform: translateX(0);
                -ms-transform: translateX(0);
                -o-transform: translateX(0);
            }
    

    View:

    @using (Ajax.BeginForm(MVC.Products.Save(),
                                new AjaxOptions
                                    {
                                        HttpMethod = FormMethod.Post.ToString()
                                    }))
    {
        @Html.HiddenFor(s => s.Id)
    
        @Html.ValidationSummary(false)
    
        <div class="tabs">
    
            <div class="tab">
                <input type="radio" id="tab-1" name="tab-group-1" checked="">
                <label for="tab-1">Product</label>
    
                <div class="content">
                    @{ Html.RenderPartial(MVC.WhiteLabelTool.Symbols.Views.tabs._tabs_Product, Model); }
                </div>
            </div>
    
            <div class="tab">
                <input type="radio" id="tab-2" name="tab-group-1">
                <label for="tab-2">Filteration</label>
    
                <div class="content">
                    @{ Html.RenderPartial(MVC.WhiteLabelTool.Symbols.Views.tabs._tabs_Filteration, Model);}
                </div>
            </div>
    
    
        </div>
            <input type="submit" value="Ok" />
    }