How to write Javascript validation for Visualforce page?

How to write Javascript validation for Visualforce page?

Sample Code:

Visualforce Page:

<apex:page controller=”Sample” >

<!– Javascript –>
    <script type=”text/javascript”>

    function validate()
    {
        if(document.getElementById(‘{!$Component.frm.pb.pbs.pbsi1.nam}’).value == ”)
        {
            alert(“Account name is mandatory”);
        }
        if(document.getElementById(‘{!$Component.frm.pb.pbs.pbsi2.extid}’).value == ”)
        {
            alert(“External id is mandatory”);
        }
        else
        {
            callSubmt();
            alert(“Account has been inserted”);
        }
    }
   
    </script>
<!– Javascript –>

<apex:form id=”frm”>

<apex:actionFunction action=”{!submt}” name=”callSubmt” reRender=”pb”/>

    <apex:pageBlock id=”pb”>
        <apex:pageBlockSection id=”pbs”>
            <apex:pageBlockSectionItem ><apex:outputLabel value=”Account Name”/></apex:pageBlockSectionItem>
            <apex:pageBlockSectionItem id=”pbsi1″><apex:inputText value=”{!nam}” id=”nam”/></apex:pageBlockSectionItem>               
            <apex:pageBlockSectionItem ><apex:outputLabel value=”External Id”/></apex:pageBlockSectionItem>
            <apex:pageBlockSectionItem id=”pbsi2″><apex:inputText value=”{!extId}” id=”extid”/></apex:pageBlockSectionItem>                               
        </apex:pageBlockSection>
        <apex:pageBlockButtons >
            <apex:commandButton value=”Insert” onclick=”validate();”/>
        </apex:pageBlockButtons>
    </apex:pageBlock>
</apex:form>

</apex:page>


Apex Controller:


public class Sample
{   
  
    public Account acc = new Account();
    public String extId{get;set;}
    public String nam{get;set;}
    public void submt()
    {
        acc.Name = nam;
        acc.Ext_Id__c = extId;
        insert acc;
    }   
}

Output:

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