Try this: delete $.validator.methods.maxlength;
That should remove the maxlength-validation method, therefore ignoring the attribute in the markup. Jörn On Thu, Dec 18, 2008 at 12:31 AM, Titus <titus.john...@50below.com> wrote: > > I'm using another jQuery plugin (jquery.textCounting.js) to display a > character limit for each field based on its maxlength field. I don't > want jquery.validate.js to validate the maxlength for any field in my > form, but I do want it to perform all its other functions. Any idea > how to do this? > > > Right now Validation is preventing submission when a field violates > its maxlength, which is undesirable behavior for this form. > > Thanks, >