Javascript event handler order

Question

I have an input field, which has two event handlers bound to it.

Validate & AutoSave

Obviously I want to validate before I save. If validation fails, the

Answer 1

Normally you'd have the Save event handler call Validate() which will return true if everything is fine and ready to be saved.

function onSaved() {
  if (!validate()) {
    // set class
    return;
  }

  // do the save
}