Thanx a ton for the ultra-quick reply & help! Worked like a charm, I
did it like this:
rules.UserName = {
xRemote: {
condition: function(element) { element.value = $.trim
(element.value); return element.defaultValue != element.value; },
url: 'myurl.php',
data: { action: 'check_user_name' }
}
}
$.validator.addMethod("xRemote", function(value, element) {
var rule = this.settings.rules[element.name].xRemote;
if (rule.condition && $.isFunction(rule.condition) && !
rule.condition.call(this,element)) return "dependency-mismatch";
return $.validator.methods.remote.apply(this, arguments);
}, $.validator.messages.remote);
is this the correct way to reference the current rule?
On Apr 17, 5:13 pm, Jörn Zaefferer <joern.zaeffe...@googlemail.com>
wrote:
> Ok, that makes it a bit more difficult. For a workaround, try
> something like this:
>
> $.validator.addMethod("customRemote", function(value, element) {
> if (!remoteRequired(element) {
> return "dependency-mismatch";
> }
> return $.validator.methods.remote.apply(this, arguments);
>
> }, $.validator.messages.remote);
>
> The idea is to write a custom method that does the dependency-check.
> If it isn't necessary, return a special string to have the plugin skip
> the method. Otherwise, delegate to the default remote method to
> perform its task.
>
> Let me know if that works for you, might be worthwhile adding to the
> docs (until depends/remote is fixed).
>
> Jörn
>
> On Fri, Apr 17, 2009 at 3:34 PM, snobo <g...@riga.ahlers.com> wrote:
>
> > well, I don't see how required can help me... what I want is to make a
> > remote call/check ONLY under certain circumstances. Plus, this field
> > is "constantly"-required already anyway...
>
> > actually, now I think there might be various workarounds, e.g.
> > creating a custom method, which would check the condition first and
> > then making an AJAX call manually only if needed...
>
> > On Apr 17, 4:16 pm, Jörn Zaefferer <joern.zaeffe...@googlemail.com>
> > wrote:
> >> This is indeed a bug, in this case something never tested for.
>
> >> Is using required: function() {} together with remote an option?
>
> >> Jörn
>
> >> On Fri, Apr 17, 2009 at 3:03 PM, snobo <g...@riga.ahlers.com> wrote:
>
> >> > I've been trying to use remote method coupled with depends, like this:
>
> >> > remote: {
> >> > depends: function(element) { element.value =
> >> > $.trim(element.value);
> >> > return element.defaultValue != element.value; },
> >> > url: 'my.php',
> >> > type: 'post',
> >> > data: { action: 'check_user_name' }
> >> > }
>
> >> > and this doesn't work, because the whole remote parameter array gets
> >> > overwritten with the result of evaluating my 'depends' function (so
> >> > instead of array it becomes a scalar, true or false). Therefore in
> >> > case of false the AJAX call doesn't happen, and in case of true an
> >> > error occurs (because there's no url, no type, and no data anymore).
>
> >> > I assume remote and depends are incompatible, is it correct? If yes,
> >> > is there a workaround for this?
>
> >> > TIA
> >> > cheers
