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Polyfill for reportValidity()
/* Copyright (c) 2016 Tobias Buschor https://goo.gl/gl0mbf | MIT License https://goo.gl/HgajeK */
if (!HTMLFormElement.prototype.reportValidity) {
HTMLFormElement.prototype.reportValidity = function() {
if (this.checkValidity()) return true;
var btn = document.createElement('button');
this.appendChild(btn);
btn.click();
this.removeChild(btn);
return false;
};
}
if (!HTMLInputElement.prototype.reportValidity) {
HTMLInputElement.prototype.reportValidity = function(){
if (this.checkValidity()) return true
var tmpForm;
if (!this.form) {
tmpForm = document.createElement('form');
tmpForm.style.display = 'inline';
this.before(tmpForm);
tmpForm.append(this);
}
var siblings = Array.from(this.form.elements).filter(function(input){
return input !== this && !!input.checkValidity && !input.disabled;
},this);
siblings.forEach(function(input){
input.disabled = true;
});
this.form.reportValidity();
siblings.forEach(function(input){
input.disabled = false;
});
if (tmpForm) {
tmpForm.before(this);
tmpForm.remove();
}
this.focus();
this.selectionStart = 0;
return false;
};
}
@BrodaNoel

BrodaNoel commented Sep 10, 2019

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I recommend wrapping all that code in:

if (typeof HTMLFormElement !== 'undefined') {
 // your polyfill
}

So then it'll be also compatible with server side rendering.

@mcshaz

mcshaz commented Apr 17, 2020

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this is the form version, which and seems to work in IE11, and accounts for the case the form has a novalidate attribute, in which case the form would submit.
https://gist.github.com/mcshaz/c65040c11e6daffe356cbedb7ec84ce4

@RodrigoNovais

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Is there anyway to intercept or listen if reportValidity has been called?

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