Validate Lotus Notes Domino fields using JavaScript

The following JavaScript function can be used to validate any Lotus Notes Domino field type -- for example, text, radio buttons, checkboxes, etc. One instance might be simply calling the JavaScript function from a submit button.

The Lotus Notes Domino agent expects the form to have a field called RFields, which is a hidden, multi-valued text field that lists which Domino fields need to be validated.

RFields needs to be in the following format: <RequiredFieldName1>~<Field Description1>, <RequiredFieldName2>~<Field Description2>, etc.

An example of an RFields field would look like this:
"FName~First Name" : "LName~Last Name" : "Company~Company Name."

The agent parses each entry in RFields ...

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and checks the 'RequiredFieldName' to see if it contains any data. If it does not, it adds 'FieldDescription' to a text string, which is eventually displayed with an 'alert.' Here is the JavaScript code to accomplish this:

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