[jQuery] [validate] Validation depending on checkboxes

[Johannes Kupser]

hi,
I have 2 fieldsets with checkboxes depending on each other. In the
first fieldset, you can choose values between 1 and 6 and if you
choose e.g. checkbox with the value 3, I want to have a the value 3 as
the maxLength value for the second checkbox fieldset.

What I just have right now: if one of the checkboxes in fieldset one
ist checked, the required value of the second one is true, but I can't
get the maxLength value.

Here is my Code so far:

function anzahl() {
    if ($("#anzBest1").is(":checked")) {
        return 1;
    }
    else if ($("#anzBest2").is(":checked")) {
        return 2;
    }

}

$("#bestellForm").validate({
        rules: {
                anzBestellung: {
                        required: true,
                        maxlength:1
                },//anzBestellung
            anzAusgabe: {
                    required: function(element) {
                    return jQuery("#anzBest1").is(":checked")  ||
jQuery("#anzBest2").is(":checked") || jQuery("#anzBest3").is
(":checked") || jQuery("#anzBest4").is(":checked");
                    },
                maxlength: anzahl() // <---- here is my problem, how
do I get the value form anzBestellung?
        }//AnzAusgabe
        }//rules

    });//validate


Thanks a lot for your help!