In this case a custom method would give you the flexibility you need:
http://docs.jquery.com/Plugins/Validation/Validator/addMethod
Jörn
On Sun, May 31, 2009 at 9:33 AM, jonathan <topcod...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> I have the following html, field xxx requires a number from 0 to 100
> when percentage is selected, and 0 to inifinity when dollar is
> selected. what's the best practice to setup validation for this? the
> key is to control the maximum value. I have tried depends expression
> in a max rule, but it doesn't seem that it can satisfy my requirement.
> form.validate({
> xxx:{
> number:true,
> max:{
> depends:function(el){
> var unit =
> $('#xxx_unit').val();
> if(unit=='percentage'){
> return 100;
> }
> return
> MAX_DOLLAR_AMOUNT;
> },
>
> },
> min:0
> }
> });
>
> <input
> id="xxx" name="xx" type="text" maxlength="10" value=""/
>>
>
> <select
> id="xxx_unit" name="xxx_unit">
>
> <option value="percent">Percentage</option>
>
> <option value="dollar">Dollar Amount</option>
> </select>
>
