Validating a Read Only field

By default a field set to be read only cannot be required, but with a little help from my friend Chris Toohey you can add a div tag with a style to make it work like shown below:

<div style="display: none;">

      <xp:inputText

           id="rptToName1"

           value="#{xp_record.RptToName}"

           required="#{javascript:return submittedBy( 'questionairreBtn1' )}" styleClass="tableCellLabelLeftNormal">

           <xp:this.validators>

                <xp:validateRequired message="Who this position reports to is required"></xp:validateRequired>

           </xp:this.validators>
     </xp:inputText>

 </div>

The field property should have read only deselected and the visible property can be either or, then you create a visible computed field that uses the value of the now hidden control which is required and magically it works like a charm.  I have also submitted this idea - xPages Required Property - on IdeaJam about this

Dwain A Wuerfel