Give this a try: var validator = $("#myform").validate(options); $.extend(validator.settings, moreOptions);
Also take a look at the rules method: http://docs.jquery.com/Plugins/Validation/rules Jörn On Mon, Jan 12, 2009 at 10:49 PM, phil <pkra...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Just Pinging this thread to see if anyone has a solution or > workaround... > > On Jan 11, 8:06 pm, phil <pkra...@gmail.com> wrote: >> I'm wondering if it's possible to call the validate method multiple >> times toappendmoreoptionsto thevalidator. >> I haven't tried it, but it seems like it will overwrite previousoptions. >> >> Example psuedo code: >> >> var formValidator = $("#myForm").validate(options1); >> formValidator += $("#myForm)".validate(options2); >> >> The idea behind this is to build validators using existingoptions >> without rewriting them all, and they may not be stored in the >> sameoptionsobject. >> >> If my above example is incorrect, what is the proper way? >> Thanks