Maybe I misunderstood you, but it seems like you're referring to "age- method" as if it already exists? Or are you saying to use "math" and do it that way?
On Oct 28, 4:00 pm, "Jörn Zaefferer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Adding the parent-age-check is just another method. In this case, I'd > add a custom age-method > (http://docs.jquery.com/Plugins/Validation/Validator/addMethod), and > use that together with date and required. > > Jörn > > On Tue, Oct 28, 2008 at 11:49 PM, Validatorian <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > For what it's worth, if you can think of a better (read: cleaner) way > > to do what I'm currently doing, please let me know :) > > > On Oct 28, 11:26 am, Validatorian <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> I'm doing something similar to this > >> example:http://docs.jquery.com/Plugins/Validation/Methods/required#dependency... > > >> I have a date input field, and if you are under 13, it pops up another > >> field for parent's age.But unlike this example,I want the parent to be > >> required to be 18 or older.How would I set it up to require the input, > >> and require it to be over a certain age. > > >> It 's also important to note that the inputs are dates, not ages, so I > >> can't just do "min:18" because it 's more like "Tue Aug 29 2023 > >> 11:18:38 GMT-0700 (Pacific Daylight Time)" > > >> If needed, here's what I am currently doing: > > >> function checkAge(parent) { > >> var min_age = 13; > > >> if (parent) { > >> var dateArray = parent.split('/'); > >> min_age = 18; > >> } else { > >> var dateArray = $('#dateOfBirth').val().split('/'); > >> } > >> var year = dateArray[2]; > >> var month = dateArray[0] - 1; > >> var day = dateArray[1]; > > >> var theirDate = new Date(); > >> theirDate.setFullYear((parseInt(year) + min_age), month, day); > >> console.log(theirDate); > >> var today = new Date(); > >> console.log(today); > >> console.log(today - theirDate); > > >> if (today < theirDate) { > >> $('#parentsRequired').show(); > >> return true; > >> } else { > >> $('#parentsRequired').hide(); > >> return false; > >> } > > >> } > > >> .... > > >> dateOfBirth: { > >> required: function(element) { > >> var check = checkAge(); > >> return true; > >> }, > >> date: true}, > > >> parentsDateOfBirth: { > >> required: function(element) { > >> return checkAge($(element).val()); > >> }, > >> date: true > > >> },
