Could you file a ticket for this? http://dev.jquery.com/newticket
(requires registration)
Thanks!
Jörn
On Mon, Oct 20, 2008 at 8:49 PM, lightglitch <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> I have made a patch for my app to the rules function to support custom
> messages:
>
> This is the new function, would be nice to have something similar to
> this.
>
> rules: function(command, argument) {
> var element = this[0];
>
> if (command) {
> var staticRules = $.data(element.form,
> 'validator').settings.rules;
> var existingRules = $.validator.staticRules(element);
> switch(command) {
> case "add":
> $.extend(existingRules,
> $.validator.normalizeRule(argument));
> staticRules[element.name] = existingRules;
>
> /**** PATCH ***/
> if (argument.messages) {
> if ($.data(element.form,
> 'validator').settings.messages[element.name])
> $.extend($.data(element.form,
> 'validator').settings.messages[element.name],argument.messages);
> else
> $.data(element.form,
> 'validator').settings.messages[element.name] = argument.messages;
> }
> /**** END PATCH ***/
> break;
> case "remove":
> if (!argument) {
> delete staticRules[element.name];
> return existingRules;
> }
> var filtered = {};
> $.each(argument.split(/\s/), function(index,
> method) {
> filtered[method] =
> existingRules[method];
> delete existingRules[method];
> });
> return filtered;
> }
> }
>
> var data = $.validator.normalizeRules(
> $.extend(
> {},
> $.validator.metadataRules(element),
> $.validator.classRules(element),
> $.validator.attributeRules(element),
> $.validator.staticRules(element)
> ), element);
>
> // make sure required is at front
> if (data.required) {
> var param = data.required;
> delete data.required;
> data = $.extend({required: param}, data);
> }
>
> return data;
> },
>
>
> And I use it like this:
>
> $("#field").rules("add", {"required":true,"range":[5,45],"messages":
> {"required":"The field can\'t be blank.","range":"The field must have
> 5 to 45 characters."}});
>
> Hope it helps.
>
> On Oct 9, 11:00 pm, "Jörn Zaefferer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> wrote:
>> You can use metadata, too. Currently barely documented, and not really
>> recommended either, but works since 1.4.
>>
>> <input class="{required:true,messages:{required:'required field'}}"
>> name="whatever" />
>>
>> Jörn
>>
>> On Thu, Oct 9, 2008 at 5:20 PM, Bob Silverberg <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>>
>> > Thanks for the quick response. That fixed my problem.
>>
>> > One more question:
>>
>> > I'd like to addcustomerror messages to some of my dynamic
>> > validations. Is it correct that the only way to add acustomerror
>> >messageto 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:
>> >> Forrules("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 validationrulesfrom xml metadata, so I'm trying to
>> >>> dynamically addrulesone at a time.
>>
>> >>> My first attempt was to use therules( "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 themessage
>> >>> "Please enter a value between NaN and 5 characters long."
>> >>> $("#UserPass").attr('rangelength',[5,10]); --> yields themessage
>> >>> "Please enter a value between 5 and NaN characters long."
>> >>> var theRange = [5,10]; $("#UserPass").attr('rangelength',theRange); --
>> >>>> yields themessage"Please enter a value between 5 and NaN
>> >>> characters long."
>>
>> >>> So, I really have 2 questions:
>>
>> >>> 1. How can I a rule using therules( "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
>>
>> > --
>> > Bob Silverberg
>> >www.silverwareconsulting.com
>
