IsState

 

Object and Type

 

Object  : FCApplication

Type     : Method

 

 

Prototype

 

Public Function IsState(ByVal Country As String, ByVal State As String) As Boolean

 

 

Description

 

This method returns a boolean indicating if the given state is valid for the given country.  The state and country tables are cached in the FCApplication object, so this method does not cause a database round-trip.

 

 

Parameters         

 

Parameter Name                Required?             Description                                                                                          

Country                                 Yes                         Name of country.

State                                       Yes                         Name of state to be validated.

 

 

Returns     

 

A boolean indicating if the given state is valid for the given country. 

 

 

Error Codes

 

Value                                     Meaning                                                                                                                               

10011                                      Country must not be empty.

10013                                      State must not be empty.

 

 

Example

 

The following example checks is a given state from a posted form is valid for the posted country.

 

JavaScript:

The code in this example is written in JavaScript for inclusion in ASP pages.

 

var country = Request.Form("country").Item;

var state = Request.Form("state").Item;

 

if (FCApp.IsState(country,state)

{

  Response.Write(state + " is a valid state in " + country);

}

else

{

  Response.Write(state + " is NOT a valid state in " + country);

}