Let just get this straight, I consider this invalid and useless html: <form> <input id="e1" name="e1_1" /> <input id="e2" name="e1_2" /> </form> <form> <input id="e1" name="e2_1" /> <input id="e2" name="e2_2" /> </form>
While this is valid and useful, and works fine with the validation plugin: <form> <input id="e1_1" name="e1" /> <input id="e1_2" name="e2" /> </form> <form> <input id="e2_1" name="e1" /> <input id="e2_2" name="e2" /> </form> So either of us is missing something, which we need to clear up at first. Let me know what you think, I sure hope to find a solution to this that works for both of us. Jörn On Wed, Jun 25, 2008 at 12:58 PM, Simon Whatley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hi Jörn, > > IDs are unique to the page rather than across forms, names do not have > to be. The forms I refer to are not on the same page, but on a new > instance of the page when a user clicks the submit button. The rule > should/could therefore apply to the ID and not the name, since the > name can be dynamic. > > There are two ways I can get around this. Use a server-side scripting > language to dynamically output the correct JavaScript and therefore > rules and messages or hack the validation plugin. It's not great doing > either. > > I will try looking at the plugin option since it is a more sensible > approach. I would suggest that the plugin support element IDs as this > is the only way you can guarantee a rule be applied to a specific > element (assuming people adhere to the uniqueness of an ID). If you > can somehow allow the plugin to be based on either name or ID, to be > specified by the developer and defaulting to name, it will allow for > backwards compatibility. > > If I get something working with element.id, I'll send the code over to > you. > > Thanks, > Simon > > On Jun 25, 11:24 am, "Jörn Zaefferer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: >> Repeating the same IDs across forms won't work, IDs have to be unique. >> That is why the plugin relies on names, as those have to be unique >> (from the plugin point of view) only within their form. >> >> You can try to hack the plugin, replacing all element.name snippets >> with element.id, but I won't support that. >> >> Jörn >> >> On Wed, Jun 25, 2008 at 12:10 PM, Simon Whatley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >> > Hi Joern, >> >> > I have come across an interesting problem regarding your jQuery >> > Validation script that I am sure you already have a solution to, but I >> > can't find it! >> >> > I need the validation rules to look at the form input IDs rather than >> > the form input names. I have a form that iterates 10 times (when you >> > click next), so the the names of the inputs increment by 1 each time, >> > whilst the IDs stay the same. (This is not my doing, so I have to live >> > with the naming convention!) >> >> > For example: >> >> > Form1 has input names field1_1, field2_1, field3_1 and input ids >> > field1, field2, field3 >> > Form2 has input names field1_2, field2_2, field3_2 and input ids >> > field1, field2, field3 >> >> > I originally thought your jQuery Validation script looked at the IDs >> > on the page, so the same validation rules would apply for field1 >> > whether on form1 or form2. However this is not the case. >> >> > How do I change your script to look at the ID? >> >> > Many thanks in advance for your help. >> >> > Simon >
