[Resolved] checking both field not filled on post save

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[Akhil]

Hi waqar,

i have two field, price-sale, price-rental.
i need to detect the both filled NOT filled at the same time, only one of the field allowed.

i created very simple fn like this. but it doesnt work. could you advice pls. thanks.

add_action( 'save_post', 'error_sale_rent_filled', 99 );
function error_sale_rent_filled( $post_id )
{

if( get_post_type( $post_id ) == 'office' or get_post_type() == 'industrial'
) {

$field_rent = get_post_meta($post_id, 'wpcf-property-price-rental', true);
$field_sale = get_post_meta($post_id, 'wpcf-property-price-sale', true);

if( $field_rental != '' and $field_sale != '') ;
{
echo ('Both Sale and Rental Price is filled, remove one !');
}

}
}

[Waqar]

Hi Dee,

Thank you for contacting us and I'll be happy to assist.

To include form validations rules like these, you can use front-end conditional blocks:
https://toolset.com/documentation/user-guides/conditional-display-for-form-inputs/

For example, to show a message that both fields should not be filled at the same time, you can add:

[cred_show_group if="( $(property-price-rental) ne '' ) AND ( $(property-price-sale) ne '' )" mode="fade"]
	<p class="wpt-form-error">Both Sale and Rental Price is filled, remove one!</p>
[/cred_show_group]

Likewise, you can wrap your form's submit button, inside another conditional block, so that it only shows, when at least one of these two fields is empty:

[cred_show_group if="( $(property-price-rental) eq '' ) OR ( $(property-price-sale) eq '' )" mode="fade"]
	[cred_field field="form_submit" output="bootstrap" value="Submit" class="btn btn-primary btn-lg"]
[/cred_show_group]

Important note: In a case when a certain form validation rule(s) can't be applied through front-end conditional blocks, you can use "cred_form_validate" ( ref: https://toolset.com/documentation/programmer-reference/cred-api/#cred_form_validate ) to connect a custom PHP function.

I hope this helps.

regards,
Waqar

[Akhil]

Hi waqar, thanks for the reply.

i need this for view for now, haven't go into cred .soon i will. thanks.

[Waqar]

Hi Dee,

I'm sorry, but I couldn't fully understand how you're saving a post from the front-end, without a CRED form.

Can you please share some more details around what and where exactly you're planning to use this function?

regards,
Waqar

[Akhil]

Hi, sorry its not view either, its pure custom post type edit section.

same as what you shared: https://toolset.com/forums/topic/calculation-and-storing-in-a-new-field/

thanks.

[Waqar]

Hi Dee,

Thank you for clarifying that.

The "save_post" hook ( ref: https://toolset.com/forums/topic/calculation-and-storing-in-a-new-field/#post-1185754 ) can be used to add/edit/remove a custom field value, programmatically, but it can't show a validation message and/or stop the post's record from saving.

A neater way of achieving that can be through a new custom field. This new custom field can be of type "radio" or "select" and can have two values to select from: "Sale" or "Rental".

Based on the value that is selected in this field, you can hide/show the "Sale Price" and "Rental Price", without any additional custom code:
https://toolset.com/documentation/user-guides/types-custom-fields-conditional-display/

regards,
Waqar

[Akhil]

Yes, i did think of that too but i have to update all my listing manually.
i guess its now or never, thank you for the reminder. cheers