[jQuery] Dynamic form validation on different names possible?

[dfiguero]

Hi,

I'm trying to validate a form with a dynamic date fields. Something
like:

<tr id="period1" class="someclass">
  <td>
    <input type="text" name="date-1-start" id="date_1-start"
value="Mar. 29, 2008" />
    <input type="text" name="date-1-end" id="date_1-end" value="Mar.
29, 2008" />
  </td>
</tr>
<tr id="period2" class="someclass">
  <td>
    <input type="text" name="date-2-start" id="date_2-start"
value="Jun. 02, 2010" />
    <input type="text" name="date-2-end" id="date_2-end" value="Jun.
02, 2010" />
  </td>
</tr>
...
<tr id="period3" class="someclass">
  <td>
    <input type="text" name="date-n-start" id="date_n-start"
value="aaa. 99, 9999" />
    <input type="text" name="date-n-end" id="date_n-end" value="aaa.
99, 9999" />
  </td>
</tr>

I got my validation rules working but only if I hardcode each of the
input's names:

$("form").validate({
     rules: {
        "date-1-start": compare ["#date_1-start","#date_1-end"],
        "date-2-start": compare ["#date_2-start","#date_2-end"],
        ...
        "date-n-start": compare ["#date_n-start","#date_n-end"]
     }
});

Would there be a way to dynamically generate the rules? Something
like:

$("form").validate({
     rules: {
        $(":input[name*=date-start"]): compare [$(":input[name*=date-
start"]),$(":input[name*=date-end"])],
     }
});

I know I could perhaps do this by adding classes to the input fields
but I would prefer avoiding that option.

Thanks