I think the point here is that the plugin is not his own, and it wasn't coded to support localisation. But I reckon that using that approach, if possible, would make maintenance easier.
BTW, the jQuery validation plugin seems to support localization by default: http://bassistance.de/jquery-plugins/jquery-plugin-validation/ - ricardo On Feb 6, 5:22 pm, Eric Garside <gars...@gmail.com> wrote: > The easiest way to setup for localizations is to do local aliases for > basically anything important. > > The idea is to have definition files (like localization.fr.js, > localization.en.js) and abstracted variable names. For instance, you'd > do things like: > > jQuery.fn[loc.validationEngine] = function(settings){ > allRules = loc.allRules; > > } > > And in the localization files: > // en.js > loc = { > validationEngine: 'validationEngine', > allRules: {'required': {'regex': 'none', 'alertText': '* This field > is required'}};} > > // fr.js > loc = { > validationEngine: 'frenchForValidationEngine', > allRules:{'frForRequired': {'frForRegex': 'frForNone', > 'frForAlertText': '* Ce champs est requis'}}; > > } > > Working like that will allow you to create a fully localized plugin. > If you just want to localize some output strings, and not the actual > function names, the same sort of methodology applies. It all depends > on how you limit your scope. > > Also, sorry about the "frForRequired" stuff. I don't speak a lick of > french. :( > > On Feb 6, 1:49 pm, Ricardo Tomasi <ricardob...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > allRules appears to be a var (global?) inside the validationEngine > > function, not a property. Isn't it easier to just rewrite the whole > > validation js? > > > On Feb 6, 12:46 pm, Karnius <cedric.du...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > Hi guys, I got a plugin I want to do the localisation in french. I > > > decided to go with a similar solution of the UI datepicker. > > > > Adding a french js and reparse my json object in french from there. > > > But it just do not work and i don't have a clue how. > > > > Please help > > > > Live english version > > > :http://www.position-relative.net/formValidator/test.html > > > > The core js : > > > jQuery.fn.validationEngine = function(settings) { > > > allRules = {"required":{ // Add your regex rules here, you can take > > > telephone as an example > > > "regex":"none", > > > "alertText":"* This field is required"} > > > > } > > > > .............................. > > > > }; > > > > The French js: > > > > jQuery(function($){ > > > $.validationEngine.allRules = {"required":{ "regex":"none", > > > "alertText":"* Ce champs est requis"} } > > > > });
