Thanks Jörn I'll give it a try!
On Dec 18, 12:17 pm, "Jörn Zaefferer" <joern.zaeffe...@googlemail.com>
wrote:
> You could generate the rules object.
>
> var rules = {};
> $(":input[name*=date-start"]).each(function() {
> rules[this.name] = { ... }});
>
> $("...").validate({options:rules});
>
> Jörn
>
> On Thu, Dec 18, 2008 at 3:01 PM,dfiguero<dfigu...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > Hi,
>
> > I'm trying to validate a form with a dynamic date fields. Something
> > like:
>
> > <tr id="period1" class="someclass">
> > <td>
> > <input type="text" name="date-1-start" id="date_1-start"
> > value="Mar. 29, 2008" />
> > <input type="text" name="date-1-end" id="date_1-end" value="Mar.
> > 29, 2008" />
> > </td>
> > </tr>
> > <tr id="period2" class="someclass">
> > <td>
> > <input type="text" name="date-2-start" id="date_2-start"
> > value="Jun. 02, 2010" />
> > <input type="text" name="date-2-end" id="date_2-end" value="Jun.
> > 02, 2010" />
> > </td>
> > </tr>
> > ...
> > <tr id="period3" class="someclass">
> > <td>
> > <input type="text" name="date-n-start" id="date_n-start"
> > value="aaa. 99, 9999" />
> > <input type="text" name="date-n-end" id="date_n-end" value="aaa.
> > 99, 9999" />
> > </td>
> > </tr>
>
> > I got my validation rules working but only if I hardcode each of the
> > input's names:
>
> > $("form").validate({
> > rules: {
> > "date-1-start": compare ["#date_1-start","#date_1-end"],
> > "date-2-start": compare ["#date_2-start","#date_2-end"],
> > ...
> > "date-n-start": compare ["#date_n-start","#date_n-end"]
> > }
> > });
>
> > Would there be a way to dynamically generate the rules? Something
> > like:
>
> > $("form").validate({
> > rules: {
> > $(":input[name*=date-start"]): compare [$(":input[name*=date-
> > start"]),$(":input[name*=date-end"])],
> > }
> > });
>
> > I know I could perhaps do this by adding classes to the input fields
> > but I would prefer avoiding that option.
>
> > Thanks
>
>
