ok, i will.
Actually i'm not even getting past the first statement
$(this).attr("id") fails
How can i get the id attribute of the input element being validated?
On Mar 22, 6:58 pm, Jörn Zaefferer <joern.zaeffe...@googlemail.com>
wrote:
> You assume that equalTo is a jQuery method (or plugin method), which
> isn't the case. Look at the source for equalTo to get an idea how to
> implement your own.
>
> Jörn
>
> On Sun, Mar 22, 2009 at 11:56 PM, linoj <lino...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > fyi, this is what i've tried, but it doesnt work :/
>
> > $.validator.addMethod("confirm", function(value, element) {
> > var other = $(this).attr("id").replace("_confirm","");
> > $(this).equalTo(other);
> > }, "does not match");
>
> > On Mar 22, 8:56 am, Jörn Zaefferer <joern.zaeffe...@googlemail.com>
> > wrote:
> >> Give equalTo a
> >> try:http://docs.jquery.com/Plugins/Validation/Methods/equalTo
>
> >> Jörn
>
> >> On Sun, Mar 22, 2009 at 7:30 AM, linojon <lino...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> >> > Hi
>
> >> > Using thevalidateplugin, I'd like to write a validation method
> >> > called "confirm" that does the following:
>
> >> > suppose my form has
> >> > <input type="text" id="email" class="required email">
> >> > <input type="text" id="email_confirm" class="required email
> >> > confirm">
>
> >> > what I'd like is the confirm method to look at the current object's
> >> > id, strip off the "_confirm" and check that the value matches the
> >> > corresponding field. I'd like this to be reusable.
>
> >> > I've made several attempts at this but...
>
> >> > thanks
>
> >> > linoj
