The cfinput and cftextinput tags include the validate attributes, which lets you specify a valid data entry type for the control. You can validate user entries on the following data types:
| Data type | Description |
|---|---|
Date |
Verifies US date entry in the form mm/dd/yyyy (where the year can have one through four digits). |
Eurodate |
Verifies valid European date entry in the form dd/mm/yyyy (where the year can have one through four digits). |
Time |
Verifies a time entry in the form hh:mm:ss. |
Float |
Verifies a floating point entry. |
Integer |
Verifies an integer entry. |
Telephone |
Verifies a telephone entry. You must enter telephone data as ###-###-####. You can replace the hyphen separator (-) with a blank. The area code and exchange must begin with a digit between 1 and 9. |
Zipcode |
(U.S. formats only) Number can be a five-digit or nine-digit zip in the form #####-####. You can replace the hyphen separator (-) with a blank. |
Creditcard |
Blanks and dashes are stripped and the number is verified using the mod10 algorithm. |
Social_security_number |
You must enter the number as ###-##-####. You can replace the hyphen separator (-) with a blank. |
Regular_expression |
Matches the input against a JavaScript regular expression pattern. You must use the |
When you specify an input type in the validate attribute, ColdFusion tests for the specified input type when you submit the form, and submits form data only on a successful match. A successful form submission returns the value True and returns the value False if validation fails.