onSubmit validation skips untouched fields when some fields have onBlur validation
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Description
Describe the bug
When using TanStack Form with onBlur validation on all individual fields and onSubmit for the entire form, the onSubmit validation only validates fields that have been "touched" (focused/blurred). Fields that haven't been interacted with are skipped during form submission validation, even though they should be validated.
Your minimal, reproducible example
https://stackblitz.com/edit/vitejs-vite-sviy39k3?file=src%2FApp.tsx
Steps to reproduce
- Focus and blur the "First Name" field (leave it empty)
- Leave the "Last Name" and "Email" fields completely untouched
- Click "Submit Form"
- Notice that only First Name shows an error, but Last Name and Email don't
Note: If you submit without blurring any fields, all fields are correctly validated and show errors.
Expected behavior
All fields should be validated on form submission, regardless of whether they have been touched or not. The onSubmit validation should validate the entire form schema, not just the "dirty" fields.
How often does this bug happen?
Every time
Screenshots or Videos
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Platform
- OS: macOS 15.5
- Browser: Chrome
- Version: 138.0.7204.184
TanStack Form adapter
react-form
TanStack Form version
v1.15.2
TypeScript version
v5.9.2
Additional context
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Research direction
Start with the linked StackBlitz reproduction using the react-form adapter and follow the form submission validation behavior with onBlur validation enabled on each field. Confirm that submitting after only First Name is blurred also reports errors for untouched Last Name and Email, while preserving the behavior where submitting immediately validates all fields.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- react, typescript
- Domain
- frontend
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100