Thanks a lot! :)
On May 14, 3:48 pm, "Dan G. Switzer, II" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
wrote:
> >I'm trying to validate an optional field with the validation plugin,
> >using a custom method. Here's the code:
>
> >rules: {
> > birthdate: { validBirthdate:true }
> >},
> >messages: {
> >birthdate: {
> >validBirthdate: "Invalid birthdate"
> >}
> >}
>
> >How do I make this field optional? I only want to check the birthdate
> >if the user has provided one. (I'm aware of the "date" method, but I'm
> >purposely using a custom method).
>
> This is going to be controlled by your custom function. If you look at
> Jörn's built in validation methods, you'll see he validates the field if the
> field is also required:
>
> rangeLength: function(value, element, param) {
> var length = jQuery.validator.getLength(value, element);
> return !jQuery.validator.methods.required(value, element) || (
> length >= param[0] && length <= param[1] );
>
> },
>
> You can use the same approach in your custom validation, or you can just
> pass back "true" if the field is blank to say it passes validation.
>
> -Dan
