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# Method name: validateSubmission(options: Options, context: Context)

# Method package: wixForms

# Method menu location: wixForms --> FormSubmission --> validateSubmission

# Method Link: https://dev.wix.com/docs/velo/events-service-plugins/forms/service-plugins/form-submission/validate-submission.md

# Method Description:

Validates a form submission.

Validates a site visitor's form submission and returns any validation violations.

Site visitors can see the validation violations on their forms. For example, notification messages can appear on the screen.



# Method Code Examples:

*** Note: do not assume any prop names or enum values other than the ones in the example.

## Validate a form submission

```javascript
const options = {
    "submission": {
       "formId": "e9e8c6ff-a771-401b-b46e-82f7c742ef3d"
    }
}

export const validateSubmission = async (options, context) => {
    const messageValidation = options.submission.submissions["long_answer_3524"];
    const messageLengthlimit = 200
    if (messageValidation.length > messageLengthlimit) {
        return {
            errors: [{
                errorPath: "long_answer_3524",
                customErrorMessage: "Message cannot exceed 200 characters!",
            }]
        };
    } else {
        return {}
    }
};
```

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