ya that is for php not Asp.net MVC.
The url is right, the problem was the "bool" I was returning. It
returned "False" or "True" where jquery.validate needs to have "false"
or "true" in lowercase otherwise it ignores it. Once I figured that
out it all worked.
Field wrote:
> I think you need more than just "Test" in the remote: call. Look at
> the jquery validation documentation and the examples he's provided.
>
> For instance, this is my remote:
> remote: {
> url:
> "/rtui/codeigniter/index.php/business_form/dupeCheck",
> type: "post",
> data: {
> action: function() {
> return
> $("#action").val();
> },
> bus_id: function() {
> return
> $("#bus_id").val();
> }
> }
> }
>
> On Aug 8, 5:41 pm, chobo2 <mhub...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > Hi
> >
> > I am not sure what I am doing wrong I am using the Jquery.Validate
> > plugin and it has a remote field
> >
> > so I did this
> >
> > [code] $("#mainForm").validate(
> > {
> > rules:
> > {
> > UserName:
> > {
> > required: true
> > ,remote: "Test"
> > }
> > ,messages:
> > {
> > UserName:
> > {
> > remote: "UserName has already been choosen. Please
> > choose another one"
> > }
> > }
> >
> > }
> > [/code]
> > the required works fine. It's the remote. I am using asp.net mvc and
> > the path is right it hits my method
> >
> > [code] public bool Test(string userName)
> > {
> > return false;
> > }
> > [/code]
> >
> > it returns false according to firebug yet jquery.validate does not
> > kick in. I am using Version 1.5.5 of jquery.validate and jquery 1.3.2
> >
> > What did I miss?
> >
> > P.S what is the default message for remote?
