Thanks for the quick response. That fixed my problem.
One more question:
I'd like to add custom error messages to some of my dynamic
validations. Is it correct that the only way to add a custom error
message to a particular rule is either by:
1. using the form.validate() method
2. using $.validator.addMethod to clone an existing method
Thanks,
Bob
On Thu, Oct 9, 2008 at 4:22 AM, Jörn Zaefferer
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> For rules("add") to work, the element's form has to be validated, that
> is, call $("form").validate() first. I've updated the documentation
> accordingly.
>
> Not sure why the attr-approach failed, I'll take a look at that.
>
> Jörn
>
> On Thu, Oct 9, 2008 at 2:37 AM, BobS <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>>
>> I'm working on a server-side component that will generate all of my
>> jQuery validation rules from xml metadata, so I'm trying to
>> dynamically add rules one at a time.
>>
>> My first attempt was to use the rules( "add", rules ) syntax, but I'm
>> getting an error on page load:
>>
>> jQuery.data(element.form, "validator") is undefined
>>
>> Here's the syntax I'm using:
>>
>> $("#VerifyPassword").rules('add',{equalTo: '#UserPass'}); which seems
>> to be correct according to the docs.
>>
>> So, I decided to try setting attributes instead, which works fine for
>> the equalTo. For example, this works:
>>
>> $("#VerifyPassword").attr('equalTo','#UserPass');
>>
>> But when trying to use attr to set a range I cannot figure out what to
>> pass in for the range.
>>
>> I've tried:
>> $("#UserPass").attr('rangelength','[5,10]'); -> yeilds the message
>> "Please enter a value between NaN and 5 characters long."
>> $("#UserPass").attr('rangelength',[5,10]); --> yields the message
>> "Please enter a value between 5 and NaN characters long."
>> var theRange = [5,10]; $("#UserPass").attr('rangelength',theRange); --
>>> yields the message "Please enter a value between 5 and NaN
>> characters long."
>>
>> So, I really have 2 questions:
>>
>> 1. How can I a rule using the rules( "add", rules ) syntax, which
>> would be my preferred approach?
>> 2. If I need to add a validation using attr, what format do I use to
>> pass in the value of the rangelength attribute?
>>
>> Thanks in advance for any help anyone can provide,
>> Bob
>>
>
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