选中和禁用jquery复选框不允许保存表单

时间:2016-10-28 05:25:39

标签: jquery

我陷入逻辑状态,我有一个表单,当单击一个名为全天事件的复选框时,两个输入文本被禁用,称为输入开始时间和结束时间。需要剩余的输入文本来填补价值。当我点击复选框全天活动时,问题就出现了。并在剩余的三个文本字段中填充值,然后单击“保存”按钮。然后我在禁用的文本字段底部收到验证错误消息。当选中复选框并且禁用字段为空时,会阻止保存表单和显示底部的错误消息。这是我面临的问题

选中复选框后,禁用字段中包含一些值,然后正确保存

这是jsp

                                <form action="" method="">
                                    <div class="left-add">
                                        <div class="fbox">
                                            <input name="oldEventName" id="oldEventName" type="hidden" value="aaa">
                                            <label for="eventName"><span></span>Event Name</label>                                              
                                            <input type="text" id="eventName" maxlength="40" value="">                                              
                                        </div>
                                        <br clear="all">
                                        <h3 style="margin:30px 0;display:block;clear:both;">Event time</h3>
                                        <div class="fbox timepicker">
                                            <label for="startDate"><span></span>Start Date</label>
                                            <input type="text" id="startDate" value="" class="hasDatepicker">
                                        </div>
                                        <div class="fbox timepicker">
                                            <label for="startTime"><span></span>Start Time</label>
                                            <input type="text" id="startTime" value="" placeholder="Ex: 08:00" disabled="">
                                        </div>
                                        <div class="fbox timepicker" style="width:250px !important;">
                                            <select name="startTime_ampm" id="startTime_ampm" class="select" style="margin-top: 41px;width:100px;" disabled="">
                                                <option value="AM">AM</option>
                                                <option value="PM">PM</option>
                                            </select>
                                            <input id="allDayEvent" name="allDayEvent" type="checkbox" value="true">
                                            <label for="allDayEvent" style="float: right; margin: 35px 0 0 0;"><span></span>All Day Event</label>
                                        </div>
                                        <br clear="all">
                                        <div class="fbox timepicker">
                                            <label for="endDate"><span></span>End Date</label>
                                            <input type="text" id="endDate" value="" class="hasDatepicker">
                                        </div>
                                        <div class="fbox timepicker">
                                            <label for="endTime"><span></span>End Time</label>
                                            <input type="text" id="endTime" value="" placeholder="Ex: 08:00" disabled="">
                                        </div>
                                        <div class="fbox timepicker" style="width:250px !important;">
                                            <select name="endTime_ampm" id="endTime_ampm" class="select" style="margin-top: 41px;width:100px;" disabled="">
                                                <option value="AM">AM</option>
                                                <option value="PM">PM</option>
                                            </select>
                                        </div>

                    <div class="bttns">
                        <input type="button" id="bttn_save" class="bttn save" value="Save" onclick="saveEventForEditOrCreate()">
                    </div>
                </form></div>

            </div>
整个表单的

和jquery函数如下

function saveEventForEditOrCreate() {

        $('.custom_error_msg').remove();
        var eventName=$('#eventName').val().trim();
        if(eventNames.indexOf(eventName)>-1){
            validationError("eventName", "This is an invalid event name.  Please update the name and try again.");
            return true;
        }

        var startDate = $('#startDate').val();
        var endDate = $('#endDate').val();
        var startTime=$('#startTime').val();
        var endTime=$('#endTime').val();

        // if allDayEvent is checked and all fields are empty
        if($( "#allDayEvent" ).is( ":checked" ) && $('#eventName').val()==="" && isDate(startDate) === false && isDate(endDate) === false)
        {
            validationError("eventName", "Must have event name");
            validationError("startDate", "Must have start date");
            validationError("endDate", "Make have end date");
            return true;
        }
        // if alldayevent is checked and event name start date is empty
        else if($( "#allDayEvent" ).is(':checked') && $('#eventName').val()==="" && isDate(startDate) === false)
        {
            validationError("eventName", "Must have event name");
            validationError("startDate", "Must have start date");
            return true;
        }

        // if alldayevent is checked and event name start date is empty
        else if($( "#allDayEvent" ).is(':checked') && $('#eventName').val()==="" && isDate(endDate) === false)
        {
            validationError("eventName", "Must have event name");
            validationError("endDate", "Must have end date");
            return true;
        }
        // if alldayevent is checked and event name is empty 
        else if($( "#allDayEvent" ).is(':checked') && $('#eventName').val()==="")
        {
            validationError("eventName", "Must have event name");
            return true;
        }
        // if alldayevent is checked and event name is present and start date is empty
        else if($( "#allDayEvent" ).is(':checked') && isDate(startDate) === false)
        {
            validationError("startDate", "Must have end date");
            return true;
        }
        else if($( "#allDayEvent" ).is(':checked') && $("#startTime").prop('disabled') && $("#endTime").prop('disabled') && validateHHMM($("#startTime").val()) === false && validateHHMM($("#endTime").val()) === false)
        { 
            $("#startTime").empty();
            $("#endTime").empty();  
            return false;
        }
        else
        {
            // if alldayevent is checked and event name is present and end date is empty
            if($( "#allDayEvent" ).is(':checked') && isDate(endDate) === false )
        {
            validationError("endDate", "Must have end date");
            return true;
        }

        } //else ends


        // if event name and all felds are blank
         if($('#eventName').val()==="" && isDate(startDate) === false && validateHHMM($("#startTime").val()) === false && isDate(endDate) === false &&  validateHHMM($("#endTime").val()) === false )
        {
            validationError("eventName", "Must have event name");
            validationError("startDate", "Must have start date");
            validationError("startTime", "Make sure time is in the HH:MM format.  Example: 08:00");
            validationError("endDate", "Make have end date");
            validationError("endTime", "Make sure time is in the HH:MM format.  Example: 08:00");
            return true;
        }   
        //if event name and  all are empty , only start date is filed 
        else if($('#eventName').val()===""  && validateHHMM($("#startTime").val()) === false && isDate(endDate) === false &&  validateHHMM($("#endTime").val()) === false )
        {
            validationError("eventName", "Must have event name");
            validationError("startTime", "Make sure time is in the HH:MM format.  Example: 08:00");
            validationError("endDate", "Make have end date" );
            validationError("endTime", "Make sure time is in the HH:MM format.  Example: 08:00");
            return true;
        }
        // // if event name and  all are empty , only start time is filed 
        else if($('#eventName').val()===""  && isDate(startDate) === false && isDate(endDate) === false &&  validateHHMM($("#endTime").val()) === false )
        {
            validationError("eventName", "Must have event name");
            validationError("startDate", "Must have start date");
            validationError("endDate", "Make have end date");
            validationError("endTime", "Make sure time is in the HH:MM format.  Example: 08:00");
            return true;
        }
        // if event name and  all are empty , only end date is filed 
        else if($('#eventName').val()===""  && isDate(startDate) === false && validateHHMM($("#startTime").val()) === false  &&  validateHHMM($("#endTime").val()) === false )
        {
            validationError("eventName", "Must have event name");
            validationError("startDate", "Must have start date");
            validationError("startTime", "Make sure time is in the HH:MM format.  Example: 08:00");
            validationError("endTime", "Make sure time is in the HH:MM format.  Example: 08:00");
            return true;
        }
        // // if event name and  all are empty , only end time is filed 
        else if($('#eventName').val()==="" && isDate(startDate) === false && validateHHMM($("#startTime").val()) === false && isDate(endDate) === false)
        {
            validationError("eventName", "Must have event name");
            validationError("startDate", "Must have start date");
            validationError("startTime", "Make sure time is in the HH:MM format.  Example: 08:00");
            validationError("endDate", "Make have end date");
            return true;
        }
        // // if event name , start date , start time are empty
        else if($('#eventName').val()==="" && isDate(startDate) === false && validateHHMM($("#startTime").val()) === false )
        {
            validationError("eventName", "Must have event name");
            validationError("startDate", "Must have start date");
            validationError("startTime", "Make sure time is in the HH:MM format.  Example: 08:00");
            return true;
        }
        // // if event name , end date , end time are empty
        else if($('#eventName').val()==="" && isDate(endDate) === false && validateHHMM($("#endTime").val()) === false )
        {
            validationError("eventName", "Must have event name");
            validationError("endDate", "Must have start date");
            validationError("endTime", "Make sure time is in the HH:MM format.  Example: 08:00");
            return true;
        }
        // // if event name , start date , end date are empty 
        else if($('#eventName').val()==="" && isDate(startDate) === false && isDate(endDate) === false)
        {
            validationError("eventName", "Must have event name");
            validationError("startDate", "Must have start date");
            validationError("endDate", "Make have end date");
            return true;
        }
        // if event name , start time , end time are empty 
        else if($('#eventName').val()==="" && validateHHMM($("#startTime").val()) === false &&  validateHHMM($("#endTime").val()) === false )
        {
            validationError("eventName", "Must have event name");
            validationError("startTime", "Make sure time is in the HH:MM format.  Example: 08:00");
            validationError("endTime", "Make sure time is in the HH:MM format.  Example: 08:00");
            return true;
        }   

        //  if event name , start date , end time are blank
         else if($('#eventName').val()==="" && isDate(startDate) === false &&  validateHHMM($("#endTime").val()) === false )
        {
            validationError("eventName", "Must have event name");
            validationError("startDate", "Must have start date");
            validationError("endTime", "Make sure time is in the HH:MM format.  Example: 08:00");
            return true;
        }
        // // // if event name , start time , end date are blank
        if($('#eventName').val()==="" &&  validateHHMM($("#startTime").val()) === false && isDate(endDate) === false )
        {
            validationError("eventName", "Must have event name");
            validationError("startTime", "Make sure time is in the HH:MM format.  Example: 08:00");
            validationError("endDate", "Make have end date");
            return true;
        }   

        // // // if event name is present and all fields are empty
        else if(isDate(startDate) === false && validateHHMM($("#startTime").val()) === false && isDate(endDate) === false &&  validateHHMM($("#endTime").val()) === false )
        {
            validationError("startDate", "Must have start date");
            validationError("startTime", "Make sure time is in the HH:MM format.  Example: 08:00");
            validationError("endDate", "Make have end date");
            validationError("endTime", "Make sure time is in the HH:MM format.  Example: 08:00");
            return true;
        }   


        // // // if event name , start date are present and all fields are blank
        else if(validateHHMM($("#startTime").val()) === false && isDate(endDate) === false &&  validateHHMM($("#endTime").val()) === false )
        {
            validationError("startTime", "Make sure time is in the HH:MM format.  Example: 08:00");
            validationError("endDate", "Make have end date");
            validationError("endTime", "Make sure time is in the HH:MM format.  Example: 08:00");
            return true;
        }
        // // //if event name and end date are present and all fields are blank
        else if(isDate(startDate) === false && validateHHMM($("#startTime").val()) === false &&  validateHHMM($("#endTime").val()) === false )
        {

            validationError("startDate", "Must have start date");
            validationError("startTime", "Make sure time is in the HH:MM format.  Example: 08:00");
            validationError("endTime", "Make sure time is in the HH:MM format.  Example: 08:00");
            return true;
        }
        // // // if event name , start time are present and all fields are blank
        else if(isDate(startDate) === false && isDate(endDate) === false &&  validateHHMM($("#endTime").val()) === false )
        {
            validationError("startDate", "Must have start date");
            validationError("endDate", "Make have end date");
            validationError("endTime", "Make sure time is in the HH:MM format.  Example: 08:00");
            return true;
        }
        // // // if event name , end time are present and all fields are blank
        else if(isDate(startDate) === false && validateHHMM($("#startTime").val()) === false && isDate(endDate) === false)
        {
            validationError("startDate", "Must have start date");
            validationError("startTime", "Make sure time is in the HH:MM format.  Example: 08:00");
            validationError("endDate", "Make have end date");
            return true;
        }


        // //  // if event name , start date  blank
         else if($('#eventName').val()==="" && isDate(startDate) === false)
        {
            validationError("eventName", "Must have event name");
            validationError("startDate", "Must have start date");
            return true;
        }

        // // // if event name , start time are blank
        else if($('#eventName').val()==="" &&  validateHHMM($("#startTime").val()) === false)
        {
            validationError("eventName", "Must have event name");
            validationError("startTime", "Make sure time is in the HH:MM format.  Example: 08:00");
            return true;
        }
        // // // if event name , end date are blank
        else if($('#eventName').val()==="" &&  isDate(endDate) === false)
        {
            validationError("eventName", "Must have event name");
            validationError("endDate", "Make have end date");
            return true;
        }

        // if event name , end time are blank
        else if($('#eventName').val()==="" && validateHHMM($("#endTime").val()) === false )
        {
            validationError("eventName", "Must have event name");
            validationError("endTime", "Make sure time is in the HH:MM format.  Example: 08:00");
            return true;
        }

        // // if event name is present and start date , end date are blank
        else if(isDate(startDate) === false && isDate(endDate) === false )
        {

            validationError("startDate", "Must have start date");
            validationError("endDate", "Make have end date");
            return true;
        }

        // // if event name is present and start time , end time are blank
        else if( validateHHMM($("#startTime").val()) === false &&  validateHHMM($("#endTime").val()) === false )
        {

            validationError("startTime", "Make sure time is in the HH:MM format.  Example: 08:00");
            validationError("endTime", "Make sure time is in the HH:MM format.  Example: 08:00");
            return true;
        }

        //  event name is present and start date , end time are blank
        else if(isDate(startDate) === false && validateHHMM($("#endTime").val()) === false )
        {

            validationError("startDate", "Must have start time");
            validationError("endTime", "Make sure time is in the HH:MM format.  Example: 08:00");
            return true;
        }


        //  event name is present and start time , end date are blank           
        else if(validateHHMM($("#startTime").val()) === false && isDate(endDate) === false )
        {

            validationError("startTime", "Make sure time is in the HH:MM format.  Example: 08:00");
            validationError("endDate", "Make have end date");
            return true;
        }


        else  //event name is filled and all are empty
        {
            if(isDate(startDate) === false && validateHHMM($("#startTime").val()) === false && isDate(endDate) === false &&  validateHHMM($("#endTime").val()) === false )
        {

            validationError("startDate", "Must have start time");
            validationError("startTime", "Make sure time is in the HH:MM format.  Example: 08:00");
            validationError("endDate", "Make have end date");
            validationError("endTime", "Make sure time is in the HH:MM format.  Example: 08:00");
            return true;
        }
        } //else ends  



        //any single fields are empty   
        if(isDate(startDate) === false) {
            validationError("startDate", "Must have start date");
            return true;
        }
        if(isDate(endDate) === false)   {
            validationError("endDate", "Make have end date");
            return true;
        }
        if(validateHHMM($("#startTime").val()) === false )  {
            validationError("startTime", "Make sure time is in the HH:MM format.  Example: 08:00");
            return true;
        }
        if(validateHHMM($("#endTime").val()) === false )    {
            validationError("endTime", "Make sure time is in the HH:MM format.  Example: 08:00");
            return true;
        }

        if( $("#oldEventName").val() != "" ) {
            updateEvent();
        }
        else {
            createEvent();
        }           
    }

1 个答案:

答案 0 :(得分:1)

我已经更改了复选框检查条件的条件并且它有效。

function saveEventForEditOrCreate() {

        $('.custom_error_msg').remove();
        var eventName=$('#eventName').val().trim();
        if(eventNames.indexOf(eventName)>-1){
            validationError("eventName", "This is an invalid event name.  Please update the name and try again.");
            return true;
        }

        var startDate = $('#startDate').val();
        var endDate = $('#endDate').val();
        var startTime=$('#startTime').val();
        var endTime=$('#endTime').val();

        if($( "#allDayEvent" ).is( ":checked" )) {

            if($('#eventName').val()==="" && isDate(startDate) === false && isDate(endDate) === false)
        {
            validationError("eventName", "Must have event name");
            validationError("startDate", "Must have start date");
            validationError("endDate", "Make have end date");
            return true;
        }
        // if alldayevent is checked and event name start date is empty
        else if($('#eventName').val()==="" && isDate(startDate) === false)
        {
            validationError("eventName", "Must have event name");
            validationError("startDate", "Must have start date");
            return true;
        }

        // if alldayevent is checked and event name start date is empty
        else if($('#eventName').val()==="" && isDate(endDate) === false)
        {
            validationError("eventName", "Must have event name");
            validationError("endDate", "Must have end date");
            return true;
        }
        // if alldayevent is checked and event name is empty 
        else if($('#eventName').val()==="")
        {
            validationError("eventName", "Must have event name");
            return true;
        }
        // if alldayevent is checked and event name is present and start date is empty
        else if(isDate(startDate) === false)
        {
            validationError("startDate", "Must have end date");
            return true;
        }

        else if(isDate(endDate) === false )
        {
            validationError("endDate", "Must have end date");
            return true;
        }
        } // main if
        else {
            // if event name and all felds are blank
         if($('#eventName').val()==="" && isDate(startDate) === false && validateHHMM($("#startTime").val()) === false && isDate(endDate) === false &&  validateHHMM($("#endTime").val()) === false )
        {
            validationError("eventName", "Must have event name");
            validationError("startDate", "Must have start date");
            validationError("startTime", "Make sure time is in the HH:MM format.  Example: 08:00");
            validationError("endDate", "Make have end date");
            validationError("endTime", "Make sure time is in the HH:MM format.  Example: 08:00");
            return true;
        }   
        //if event name and  all are empty , only start date is filed 
        else if($('#eventName').val()===""  && validateHHMM($("#startTime").val()) === false && isDate(endDate) === false &&  validateHHMM($("#endTime").val()) === false )
        {
            validationError("eventName", "Must have event name");
            validationError("startTime", "Make sure time is in the HH:MM format.  Example: 08:00");
            validationError("endDate", "Make have end date" );
            validationError("endTime", "Make sure time is in the HH:MM format.  Example: 08:00");
            return true;
        }
        // // if event name and  all are empty , only start time is filed 
        else if($('#eventName').val()===""  && isDate(startDate) === false && isDate(endDate) === false &&  validateHHMM($("#endTime").val()) === false )
        {
            validationError("eventName", "Must have event name");
            validationError("startDate", "Must have start date");
            validationError("endDate", "Make have end date");
            validationError("endTime", "Make sure time is in the HH:MM format.  Example: 08:00");
            return true;
        }
        // if event name and  all are empty , only end date is filed 
        else if($('#eventName').val()===""  && isDate(startDate) === false && validateHHMM($("#startTime").val()) === false  &&  validateHHMM($("#endTime").val()) === false )
        {
            validationError("eventName", "Must have event name");
            validationError("startDate", "Must have start date");
            validationError("startTime", "Make sure time is in the HH:MM format.  Example: 08:00");
            validationError("endTime", "Make sure time is in the HH:MM format.  Example: 08:00");
            return true;
        }
        // // if event name and  all are empty , only end time is filed 
        else if($('#eventName').val()==="" && isDate(startDate) === false && validateHHMM($("#startTime").val()) === false && isDate(endDate) === false)
        {
            validationError("eventName", "Must have event name");
            validationError("startDate", "Must have start date");
            validationError("startTime", "Make sure time is in the HH:MM format.  Example: 08:00");
            validationError("endDate", "Make have end date");
            return true;
        }
        // // if event name , start date , start time are empty
        else if($('#eventName').val()==="" && isDate(startDate) === false && validateHHMM($("#startTime").val()) === false )
        {
            validationError("eventName", "Must have event name");
            validationError("startDate", "Must have start date");
            validationError("startTime", "Make sure time is in the HH:MM format.  Example: 08:00");
            return true;
        }
        // // if event name , end date , end time are empty
        else if($('#eventName').val()==="" && isDate(endDate) === false && validateHHMM($("#endTime").val()) === false )
        {
            validationError("eventName", "Must have event name");
            validationError("endDate", "Must have start date");
            validationError("endTime", "Make sure time is in the HH:MM format.  Example: 08:00");
            return true;
        }
        // // if event name , start date , end date are empty 
        else if($('#eventName').val()==="" && isDate(startDate) === false && isDate(endDate) === false)
        {
            validationError("eventName", "Must have event name");
            validationError("startDate", "Must have start date");
            validationError("endDate", "Make have end date");
            return true;
        }
        // if event name , start time , end time are empty 
        else if($('#eventName').val()==="" && validateHHMM($("#startTime").val()) === false &&  validateHHMM($("#endTime").val()) === false )
        {
            validationError("eventName", "Must have event name");
            validationError("startTime", "Make sure time is in the HH:MM format.  Example: 08:00");
            validationError("endTime", "Make sure time is in the HH:MM format.  Example: 08:00");
            return true;
        }   

        //  if event name , start date , end time are blank
         else if($('#eventName').val()==="" && isDate(startDate) === false &&  validateHHMM($("#endTime").val()) === false )
        {
            validationError("eventName", "Must have event name");
            validationError("startDate", "Must have start date");
            validationError("endTime", "Make sure time is in the HH:MM format.  Example: 08:00");
            return true;
        }
        // // // if event name , start time , end date are blank
        if($('#eventName').val()==="" &&  validateHHMM($("#startTime").val()) === false && isDate(endDate) === false )
        {
            validationError("eventName", "Must have event name");
            validationError("startTime", "Make sure time is in the HH:MM format.  Example: 08:00");
            validationError("endDate", "Make have end date");
            return true;
        }   

        // // // if event name is present and all fields are empty
        else if(isDate(startDate) === false && validateHHMM($("#startTime").val()) === false && isDate(endDate) === false &&  validateHHMM($("#endTime").val()) === false )
        {
            validationError("startDate", "Must have start date");
            validationError("startTime", "Make sure time is in the HH:MM format.  Example: 08:00");
            validationError("endDate", "Make have end date");
            validationError("endTime", "Make sure time is in the HH:MM format.  Example: 08:00");
            return true;
        }   


        // // // if event name , start date are present and all fields are blank
        else if(validateHHMM($("#startTime").val()) === false && isDate(endDate) === false &&  validateHHMM($("#endTime").val()) === false )
        {
            validationError("startTime", "Make sure time is in the HH:MM format.  Example: 08:00");
            validationError("endDate", "Make have end date");
            validationError("endTime", "Make sure time is in the HH:MM format.  Example: 08:00");
            return true;
        }
        // // //if event name and end date are present and all fields are blank
        else if(isDate(startDate) === false && validateHHMM($("#startTime").val()) === false &&  validateHHMM($("#endTime").val()) === false )
        {

            validationError("startDate", "Must have start date");
            validationError("startTime", "Make sure time is in the HH:MM format.  Example: 08:00");
            validationError("endTime", "Make sure time is in the HH:MM format.  Example: 08:00");
            return true;
        }
        // // // if event name , start time are present and all fields are blank
        else if(isDate(startDate) === false && isDate(endDate) === false &&  validateHHMM($("#endTime").val()) === false )
        {
            validationError("startDate", "Must have start date");
            validationError("endDate", "Make have end date");
            validationError("endTime", "Make sure time is in the HH:MM format.  Example: 08:00");
            return true;
        }
        // // // if event name , end time are present and all fields are blank
        else if(isDate(startDate) === false && validateHHMM($("#startTime").val()) === false && isDate(endDate) === false)
        {
            validationError("startDate", "Must have start date");
            validationError("startTime", "Make sure time is in the HH:MM format.  Example: 08:00");
            validationError("endDate", "Make have end date");
            return true;
        }


        // //  // if event name , start date  blank
         else if($('#eventName').val()==="" && isDate(startDate) === false)
        {
            validationError("eventName", "Must have event name");
            validationError("startDate", "Must have start date");
            return true;
        }

        // // // if event name , start time are blank
        else if($('#eventName').val()==="" &&  validateHHMM($("#startTime").val()) === false)
        {
            validationError("eventName", "Must have event name");
            validationError("startTime", "Make sure time is in the HH:MM format.  Example: 08:00");
            return true;
        }
        // // // if event name , end date are blank
        else if($('#eventName').val()==="" &&  isDate(endDate) === false)
        {
            validationError("eventName", "Must have event name");
            validationError("endDate", "Make have end date");
            return true;
        }

        // if event name , end time are blank
        else if($('#eventName').val()==="" && validateHHMM($("#endTime").val()) === false )
        {
            validationError("eventName", "Must have event name");
            validationError("endTime", "Make sure time is in the HH:MM format.  Example: 08:00");
            return true;
        }

        // // if event name is present and start date , end date are blank
        else if(isDate(startDate) === false && isDate(endDate) === false )
        {

            validationError("startDate", "Must have start date");
            validationError("endDate", "Make have end date");
            return true;
        }

        // // if event name is present and start time , end time are blank
        else if( validateHHMM($("#startTime").val()) === false &&  validateHHMM($("#endTime").val()) === false)
        {

            validationError("startTime", "Make sure time is in the HH:MM format.  Example: 08:00");
            validationError("endTime", "Make sure time is in the HH:MM format.  Example: 08:00");
            return true;
        }

        //  event name is present and start date , end time are blank
        else if(isDate(startDate) === false && validateHHMM($("#endTime").val()) === false )
        {

            validationError("startDate", "Must have start time");
            validationError("endTime", "Make sure time is in the HH:MM format.  Example: 08:00");
            return true;
        }


        //  event name is present and start time , end date are blank           
        else if(validateHHMM($("#startTime").val()) === false && isDate(endDate) === false )
        {

            validationError("startTime", "Make sure time is in the HH:MM format.  Example: 08:00");
            validationError("endDate", "Make have end date");
            return true;
        }


        else  //event name is filled and all are empty
        {
            if(isDate(startDate) === false && validateHHMM($("#startTime").val()) === false && isDate(endDate) === false &&  validateHHMM($("#endTime").val()) === false )
        {

            validationError("startDate", "Must have start time");
            validationError("startTime", "Make sure time is in the HH:MM format.  Example: 08:00");
            validationError("endDate", "Make have end date");
            validationError("endTime", "Make sure time is in the HH:MM format.  Example: 08:00");
            return true;
        }
        } //else ends  


        //any single fields are empty   
        if(isDate(startDate) === false) {
            validationError("startDate", "Must have start date");
            return true;
        }
        if(isDate(endDate) === false)   {
            validationError("endDate", "Make have end date");
            return true;
        }
        if(validateHHMM($("#startTime").val()) === false )  {
            validationError("startTime", "Make sure time is in the HH:MM format.  Example: 08:00");
            return true;
        }
        if(validateHHMM($("#endTime").val()) === false )    {
            validationError("endTime", "Make sure time is in the HH:MM format.  Example: 08:00");
            return true;
        }


        }

        // if allDayEvent is checked and all fields are empty

        if( $("#oldEventName").val() != "" ) {
            updateEvent();
        }
        else {
            createEvent();
        }           
    }