The syntax is just fine:
rules: {
"bla.blu.blub": "required"
}
See also
http://docs.jquery.com/Plugins/Validation/Reference#Fields_with_complex_names_.28brackets.2C_dots.29
Jörn
On Mon, Aug 3, 2009 at 8:42 AM, Stanislas Zaychenko<zak...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi Jörn,
> Thanks for reply,
>
> now here the context why I need to use "id" instead of "name"
> I have a form somethink like this:
>
> <form>
> <div class="box-col-l">
> <div class="det-prpty"><label for="FirstName">First Name:*</label></div>
> <div class="det-value"><input id="txtPersonFirstName"
> name="Order.CustomerPerson.FirstName" type="text" value="" /></div>
> <div class="det-prpty"><label for="LastName">Last Name:*</label></div>
> <div class="det-value"><input id="txtPersonLastName"
> name="Order.CustomerPerson.LastName" type="text" value="" /></div>
> <div class="det-prpty"><label for="Email">Email:*</label></div>
> <div class="det-value"><input id="txtPersonEmail"
> name="Order.CustomerPerson.Email" type="text" value="" /></div>
> <div class="det-prpty"><label for="Telephone">Telephone:*</label></div>
> <div class="det-value"><input id="txtAddressPhoneNumber"
> name="Order.Address.PhoneNumber" type="text" value="" /></div>
> <div class="det-prpty"><label for="Company">Company:</label></div>
> <div class="det-value"><input id="txtPersonCompany"
> name="Order.CustomerPerson.Company" type="text" value="" /></div>
> </div>
> </form>
>
> so, as you can see the name attribute is already used for server side
> processing, it's .net syntax doesn't work within validate plugin for
> construction {rules:{
> fieldName:"value"
> }
> }
>
> Certainly, I can add rules for each form input separately using
> $("#inputId").rules(), but it looks a bit ugly if we have many fields are
> been validated
>
> Stani
>
>
> 2009/7/30 Jörn Zaefferer <joern.zaeffe...@googlemail.com>
>>
>> The plugin supports only names, you'd have to hack the plugin to change
>> that.
>>
>> If you provide some context on why you think you need that, it would
>> be easier to propose a solution.
>>
>> Jörn
>>
>> On Wed, Jul 29, 2009 at 8:15 AM, zaka29<zak...@gmail.com> wrote:
>> >
>> > Hi,
>> >
>> > Please give advise, how to assign rules for form elements using their
>> > ids attributes instead of "name" e.g
>> >
>> > rules:{
>> > name: "required", //plugin retrieves form element by name,
>> > but should be "id"
>> > email: "required"
>> > }
>> >
>> > Thanks
>> >
>
>
