Question

I am having a stupid issue with a form. I have always used the ‘required’ attribute in an input box for quick validation, but now for some reason when I am using a button instead, the validation is not running? Does it just not work with a button or am i doing something wrong? Something that could be causing issues, is that the the required fields are sometimes readonly. Is there maybe a conflict? Below is some example code:

This would be my input box:

<input type='text' id='something' name='something' required />

and this would be my submit:

<input type='submit' value='Submit' />

But now I am trying to use this:

<button type='submit'>Submit</button>

Thanks in advance. Any help would really be appreciated.

Answer 1

For anyone experiencing the same issue, you cannot have required and readonly in an input field. Just try do without or maybe use some JavaScript to help out.