The rules are associated with the attribute "name" and not the attribute
"id" of the field.
I think the plugin does not accept attribute "name" with dot "."
Victor Kornov escreveu:
> Subject pretty much states it all.
>
> Details: I have a form like this
>
> <form action="register.castle" method="post" id="register">
> <label for="account_name">Name</label>
> <input type="text" id="account_name" name="account.name" value=""
> class="textbox" />
> <br /><span class="descr">some description</span>
>
> <label for="password">Password</label>
> <input type="password" id="password" name="password" value=""
> class="textbox" />
> <span class="descr">more description</span>
>
> <input type="image" src="register-button.gif" alt="Register" />
> </form>
>
> and setup validation like:
>
> $(function() {
> $('#register').validate({
> debug: true,
> submitHandler: function() { alert("submitted!"); },
> rules: {
> account_name: "required"
> password: {
> required: true,
> minlength: 6
> }
> }
> });
> });
>
> So, when I leave the form blank and click the register input,
> validation fires up and displays default "required" message for
> password field, but not for account_name field. SubmitHandler shows
> the alert. Seems like fields with dot(s) in their names are ignored
> somehow.
>
>
