jQuery validation plugin multiple rules/fields

Question

I'm trying to validate a form with jQuery, using the validation plugin, but can't seem to work out how to set multiple rules, for validating more than one field.

Here is my test script:

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd">
<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">
<head>
<meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" />
<title>Untitled Document</title>
<link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="styles.css">
<script type="text/javascript" src="jquery-1.7.2.min.js"></script>
<script type="text/javascript" src="jquery.validate.min.js"></script>
<script type="text/javascript">
    $(document).ready(function(){       
        $("#test").click(function () {              
            $('#test_form').validate({
                rules: {
                    firstName: {
                        required: true
                    },
                    surname: {
                        required: true
                    }
                },
                success: function() {
                    alert('it works?');
                }
            });
        });
    });
</script>
</head>
<body>
<form id="test_form" action="" method="post">
    <fieldset>
        <legend>Create an Account</legend>
        <label for="firstName">First Name</label><br/>
        <input id="firstName" name="firstName" type="text" /><br/><br/>
        <label for="surname">Surname</label><br/>
        <input id="surname" name="surname" type="text" /><br/><br/>
        <a href="#" id="test">try me</a>
    </fieldset>
</form>
</body>
</html>

Any ideas of how I've managed to mess it up, it would be most appreciated!!

Thanks!

You do not enclose .validate() within a .click() because the plugin already handles the form submission event. Also, fields are required: true by default, so no need to specify each one. — Sparky
– Sparky, Commented May 2, 2012 at 18:36
@Sparky672 - All fields are not default required: true, but otherwise I agree with your comment. — Ryley
– Ryley, Commented May 2, 2012 at 20:37
@Ryley, yes, my mistake, you are correct. So ignore my second sentence, but the OP can avoid declaring all those required: true rules by adding class='required' to his fields. — Sparky
– Sparky, Commented May 2, 2012 at 20:53

simshaun · Accepted Answer · 2012-05-02 18:34:11Z

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You need to call $("#test_form").validate(...) before the link is clicked. What's happening right now is when the link is clicked, the validation is added to the form, but not tested.

Try this:

var $form = $('#test_form');

$form.validate({
    rules: {
        firstName: {
            required: true
        },
        surname: {
            required: true
        }
    },
    success: function() {
        alert('it works?');
    }
});

$("#test").click(function(e) {
    e.preventDefault();
    $form.submit();
});

answered May 2, 2012 at 18:34

simshaun

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Nathan Tuggy · Accepted Answer · 2015-04-24 02:42:59Z

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$(document).ready(function () {
    $('#Invoice').validate( {
        rules: {
            code: {
                required: true,
                int: true
            },

            price: {
                required: true,
                int: true
            }
        }
    });
});

edited Apr 24, 2015 at 2:42

Nathan Tuggy

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answered Apr 24, 2015 at 2:20

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